Bear-Grape vs Green Wintergreen

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Pyrola chlorantha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Green Wintergreen
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ericales (Ericales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family same	Ericaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Pyrola
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Pyrola chlorantha

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-Grape and Green Wintergreen share a common ancestor at the Family level: Ericaceae.

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Green Wintergreen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Green Wintergreen
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).

Green Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

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