cheken vs Guianan Squirrel

Luma chequen compared with Sciurus aestuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cheken	Guianan 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Luma chequen	Sciurus aestuans

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cheken	Guianan 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.

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.