Bear-Grape vs Potato Blight

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Ericaceae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Phytophthora
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Potato Blight
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).

Potato Blight

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).

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 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States