Bear-Grape vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Ericaceae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Daldinia
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Gorse Cramp Ball
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).

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.