cheken vs Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Luma chequen compared with Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Key Differences

  • cheken is Least Concern while Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cheken Namdapha Flying Squirrel
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 Biswamoyopterus
Species Luma chequen Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cheken Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

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.

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

No description available.

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