Bear-Grape vs Orange Cup

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ericaceae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Melastiza
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Orange Cup
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).

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.