cheken vs Mountain Coati

Luma chequen compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• cheken is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cheken	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Myrtaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Luma	Nasua
Species	Luma chequen	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cheken	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.