Bear-Grape vs Golden Thomasomys

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Thomasomys aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Thomasomys
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Thomasomys aureus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Golden Thomasomys
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 Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.