Bear-Grape vs Geranium aphid

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Geranium aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Geranium aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Geranium aphid
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).

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States