Checkerberry vs Eastern Mole

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ericaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Gaultheria	Scalopus
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Eastern Mole
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).

Eastern Mole

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.