cheken vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Luma chequen compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cheken Forest Giant 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 Protoxerus
Species Luma chequen Protoxerus stangeri

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cheken Forest Giant 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.

Forest Giant 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.

Forest Giant Squirrel

No description available.

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