raisin d'ours vs Cotonéaster

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

• raisin d'ours is Least Concern while Cotonéaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	raisin d'ours	Cotonéaster
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ericaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Cotoneaster
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Cotoneaster pannosus

Evolutionary Relationship

raisin d'ours and Cotonéaster share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

raisin d'ours

LC — Least Concern

Cotonéaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	raisin d'ours	Cotonéaster
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).

Cotonéaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).

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 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇺🇸 United States