cheken vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Luma chequen compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cheken Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Myrtales (Myrtales) Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family Myrtaceae Erinaceidae
Genus Luma Atelerix
Species Luma chequen Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cheken Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

No description available.

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