Bear-Grape vs Redroot amaranth

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Ericales (杜鹃花目)	Caryophyllales (石竹目)
Family	Ericaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Amaranthus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Amaranthus retroflexus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-Grape and Redroot amaranth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (木兰纲)

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Redroot amaranth
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).

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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