Bear-Grape vs Grey Tooth

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Phellodon melaleucus

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Grey Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Grey Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Ericaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Phellodon
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Phellodon melaleucus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Grey Tooth
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 Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 🇺🇸 United States