Bear-Grape vs Fringed Cup

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Ericaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Encoelia
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Fringed Cup
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).

Fringed Cup

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.