Bear-Grape vs Tiered Tooth

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Ericaceae	Hericiaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Hericium
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Tiered Tooth
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).

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden