Bear-Grape vs Bladder Fern

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Bladder Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ericaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Cystopteris
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Cystopteris fragilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-Grape and Bladder Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plantas)

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Bladder Fern
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).

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States