Checkerberry vs Omilteme Cottontail

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Ericaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Gaultheria	Sylvilagus
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Omilteme Cottontail
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).

Omilteme Cottontail

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.