Checkerberry vs Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Pteropus pohlei

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Geelvink Bay Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Geelvink Bay Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gaultheria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Pteropus pohlei

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Geelvink Bay Flying Fox
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).

Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

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.