raisin d'ours vs Bee Fly

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Bombylius major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	raisin d'ours	Bee Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Bombylius
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Bombylius major

Conservation Status

raisin d'ours

LC — Least Concern

Bee Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	raisin d'ours	Bee Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

raisin d'ours

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).

Bee Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

raisin d'ours

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.

Bee Fly

The Bee Fly (Bombylius major) is a species in the genus Bombylius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States