Bear-Grape vs Grey Mould

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Ericaceae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Botrytis
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Grey Mould
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).

Grey Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden