Bear-Grape vs Tufted Bracket

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Fuscoporia torulosa

Key Differences

Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Tufted Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Tufted Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Ericaceae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Fuscoporia
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Fuscoporia torulosa

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Tufted Bracket
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).

Tufted Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.