Bear-Grape vs dooryard sowbug

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Ericaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Porcellio
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	dooryard sowbug
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).

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States