cheken vs Mexican cottontail

Luma chequen compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cheken	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Myrtaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Luma	Sylvilagus
Species	Luma chequen	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cheken	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Mexican cottontail

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.