Bear-Grape vs Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Marmosa zeledoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ericaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Marmosa
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Marmosa zeledoni

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
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).

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.