Bear-Grape vs Samos Grayling

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Hipparchia mersina

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Samos Grayling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Samos Grayling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Hipparchia
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Hipparchia mersina

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Samos Grayling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Samos Grayling
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).

Samos Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.