cheken vs Crowned Sifaka

Luma chequen compared with Propithecus coronatus

Key Differences

• cheken is Least Concern while Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cheken	Crowned Sifaka
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Myrtaceae	Indriidae
Genus	Luma	Propithecus
Species	Luma chequen	Propithecus coronatus

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cheken	Crowned Sifaka
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cheken

The cheken (Luma chequen) is a species in the genus Luma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.