Checkerberry vs Green Bush Squirrel

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Paraxerus poensis

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Green Bush Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Green Bush Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Gaultheria	Paraxerus
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Paraxerus poensis

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Bush Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Green Bush Squirrel
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).

Green Bush Squirrel

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.