cheken vs Guiana Dolphin

Luma chequen compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• cheken is Least Concern while Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cheken	Guiana Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Myrtaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Luma	Sotalia
Species	Luma chequen	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cheken	Guiana Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.