cheken vs Gray Spiny Mouse

Luma chequen compared with Acomys cineraceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cheken Gray Spiny Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Myrtales (Myrtales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Myrtaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Luma Acomys
Species Luma chequen Acomys cineraceus

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Gray Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cheken Gray Spiny Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Gray Spiny Mouse

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.

Gray Spiny Mouse

No description available.

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