Checkerberry vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Petaurista magnificus

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Hodgson's Giant Flying 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	Petaurista
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Petaurista magnificus

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Hodgson's Giant Flying 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).

Hodgson's Giant Flying 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.