Bear-Grape vs Yellow Soot Lichen

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Calicium lucidum

Key Differences

Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Yellow Soot Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Yellow Soot Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Ericaceae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Calicium
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Calicium lucidum

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Soot Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Yellow Soot Lichen
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).

Yellow Soot Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, 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.