cheken vs Maned sloth

Luma chequen compared with Bradypus torquatus

Key Differences

• cheken is Least Concern while Maned sloth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cheken	Maned sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Myrtaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Luma	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Luma chequen	Bradypus torquatus

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Maned sloth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cheken	Maned sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Maned sloth

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.