Bear-Grape vs Large-Spored Truffle

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Tuber macrosporum

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Large-Spored Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Large-Spored Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ericaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Tuber
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Tuber macrosporum

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Large-Spored Truffle
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-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway