Bear-Grape vs Guianan Squirrel

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Sciurus aestuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Guianan Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Sciurus aestuans

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Guianan Squirrel
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).

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.