Bear-Grape vs White Brain

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Exidia thuretiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	White Brain
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Ericaceae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Exidia
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Exidia thuretiana

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

White Brain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	White Brain
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).

White Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.