Bear-Grape vs Mountain Milkcap

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Lactarius salicis-reticulatae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Mountain Milkcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Ericaceae	Russulaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Lactarius
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Lactarius salicis-reticulatae

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Mountain Milkcap
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).

Mountain Milkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.