Bear-Grape vs Dotted Ermel

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Ethmia
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Ethmia dodecea

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Dotted Ermel
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).

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden