Bear-Grape vs golden carpet shell

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Polititapes aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	golden carpet shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Ericaceae	Veneridae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Polititapes
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Polititapes aureus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

golden carpet shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	golden carpet 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).

golden carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.