Bear-Grape vs Winter Polypore

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Lentinus brumalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Winter Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Ericaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Lentinus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Winter Polypore
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).

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, 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.