cheken vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Luma chequen compared with Sorex minutissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cheken Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Myrtales (Myrtales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Myrtaceae Soricidae
Genus Luma Sorex
Species Luma chequen Sorex minutissimus

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cheken Eurasian Least Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.

Eurasian Least Shrew

No description available.

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