Bear-Grape vs fig wax scale

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Ceroplastes japonicus

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while fig wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	fig wax scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Ceroplastes
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Ceroplastes japonicus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

fig wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	fig wax scale
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).

fig wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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 1 countries:

🇫🇷 France