Bear-Grape vs Thrift Rust

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Ericaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Uromyces
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Thrift Rust
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).

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden