Bear-Grape vs large blue

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	large blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Maculinea
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Maculinea arion

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	large blue
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).

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden