Checkerberry vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Japanese Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Gaultheria	Eptesicus
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Eptesicus japonensis

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Japanese Short-tailed Bat
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).

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

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.