Checkerberry vs Chilean rock rat

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Aconaemys fuscus

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Chilean rock rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Chilean rock rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Octodontidae
Genus	Gaultheria	Aconaemys
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Aconaemys fuscus

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Chilean rock rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Checkerberry

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).

Chilean rock rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Checkerberry

The Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) is a species in the genus Gaultheria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chilean rock rat

The Chilean rock rat (Aconaemys fuscus) is a species in the genus Aconaemys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.