Checkerberry vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Gaultheria	Apodemus
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Apodemus speciosus

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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).

Large Japanese Field Mouse

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.