Bear-Grape vs flat-backed millipede

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	flat-backed millipede
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Ericaceae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Polydesmus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Polydesmus complanatus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	flat-backed millipede
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).

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.