Bear-Grape vs Mite

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Ericaceae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Ornithonyssus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Mite
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).

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States