Checkerberry vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Gaultheria	Peropteryx
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Lesser Dog-like 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).

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.