Bear-Grape vs southern elder

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	southern elder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Ericaceae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Sambucus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Sambucus australis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	southern elder
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).

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.