Bear-Grape vs Eastern Hornbeam

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Carpinus orientalis

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Eastern Hornbeam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Eastern Hornbeam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Ericaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Carpinus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Carpinus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-Grape and Eastern Hornbeam share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Hornbeam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Eastern Hornbeam
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).

Eastern Hornbeam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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