Checkerberry vs Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Sturnira magna

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Gaultheria	Sturnira
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Sturnira magna

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Greater Yellow-shouldered 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 Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Checkerberry

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