cheken vs Javan Mongoose

Luma chequen compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

  • cheken is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cheken Javan Mongoose
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Myrtales (Myrtales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Myrtaceae Herpestidae
Genus Luma Herpestes
Species Luma chequen Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cheken Javan Mongoose
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

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.

Javan Mongoose

No description available.

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