Checkerberry vs Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Leontocebus illigeri

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ericaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Gaultheria	Leontocebus
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Leontocebus illigeri

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
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).

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

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.