raisin d'ours vs Freckled Webcap

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Cortinarius spilomeus

Key Differences

• raisin d'ours is Least Concern while Freckled Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	raisin d'ours	Freckled Webcap
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ericaceae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Cortinarius
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Cortinarius spilomeus

Conservation Status

raisin d'ours

LC — Least Concern

Freckled Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	raisin d'ours	Freckled Webcap
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).

Freckled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden