Bear-Grape vs Hover fly

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Eumerus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Eumerus strigatus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Hover fly
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).

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States