cheken vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Luma chequen compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cheken Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Myrtales (Myrtales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Myrtaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Luma Spermophilus
Species Luma chequen Spermophilus dauricus

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cheken Daurian Ground Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Daurian Ground Squirrel

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.

Daurian Ground Squirrel

No description available.

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