cheken vs Long-tailed Marmot

Luma chequen compared with Marmota caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cheken Long-tailed Marmot
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 Marmota
Species Luma chequen Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cheken Long-tailed Marmot
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Long-tailed Marmot

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.

Long-tailed Marmot

No description available.

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