Bear-Grape vs Oregon grape

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Mahonia aquifolium

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Oregon grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Oregon grape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Ericaceae	Berberidaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Mahonia
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Mahonia aquifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-Grape and Oregon grape share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Oregon grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Oregon grape
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).

Oregon grape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries) and North America (Canada, 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 7 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States