cheken vs Lesser Cachalot

Luma chequen compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• cheken is Least Concern while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cheken	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Myrtaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Luma	Kogia
Species	Luma chequen	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cheken	Lesser Cachalot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.