Checkerberry vs Pacific Flying Fox

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Checkerberry is Not Evaluated while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gaultheria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Pacific Flying Fox
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).

Pacific Flying Fox

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.