Checkerberry vs Gray Slender Opossum

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ericaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Gaultheria	Marmosops
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Gray Slender Opossum
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).

Gray Slender Opossum

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.