Checkerberry vs Mountain Goat

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ericaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Gaultheria	Oreamnos
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

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.