Bear-Grape vs Dotted Firefly

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ericaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Lucidota
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Lucidota punctata

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Dotted Firefly
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 Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.