Bear-Grape vs Pitch canker

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Ericaceae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Fusarium
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Pitch canker
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).

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States