Bear-Grape vs Black-thighed Epeolus

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Epeolus variegatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Black-thighed Epeolus
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)
Family	Ericaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Epeolus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Epeolus variegatus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Black-thighed Epeolus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Black-thighed Epeolus
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).

Black-thighed Epeolus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Black-thighed Epeolus

The Black-thighed Epeolus (Epeolus variegatus) is a species in the genus Epeolus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden