Checkerberry vs Hourglass Dolphin

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Ericaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Gaultheria	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Hourglass Dolphin
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).

Hourglass Dolphin

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.