Bear-Grape vs elliptic trough shell

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Spisula elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	elliptic trough shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Ericaceae	Mactridae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Spisula
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Spisula elliptica

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

elliptic trough shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	elliptic trough shell
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).

elliptic trough shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.