Bear-Grape vs Tear Dropper

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ericaceae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Tear Dropper
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).

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.