Bear-Grape vs Dog tick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Dog tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Ericaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Ixodes
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Ixodes canisuga

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Dog tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-Grape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

Bear-Grape

The Bear-Grape (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.