cheken vs Hector’s Beaked Whale

Luma chequen compared with Mesoplodon hectori

Key Differences

• cheken is Least Concern while Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cheken	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Myrtaceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Luma	Mesoplodon
Species	Luma chequen	Mesoplodon hectori

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cheken	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Hector’s Beaked Whale

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.