Bear-Grape vs Hide Beetle

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Hide Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Hide Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ericaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Dermestes
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Dermestes maculatus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Hide Beetle
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).

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).

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 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden