Bear-Grape vs Mountain Swiftlet

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Aerodramus hirundinaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Mountain Swiftlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Ericaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Aerodramus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Aerodramus hirundinaceus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Swiftlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Mountain Swiftlet
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 Swiftlet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in 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.