Checkerberry vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
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	Macroglossus
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
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).

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

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.