Bear-Grape vs Sweat Bee

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Lasioglossum leucozonium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Sweat Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ericaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Lasioglossum
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Lasioglossum leucozonium

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Sweat Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Sweat Bee
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).

Sweat Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.