Checkerberry vs Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Cricetomys gambianus

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Northern Giant Pouched Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Gaultheria	Cricetomys
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Cricetomys gambianus

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
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).

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Checkerberry

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