Checkerberry vs Jaguarundi

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ericaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Gaultheria	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Jaguarundi
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).

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Checkerberry

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