cheken vs North American Badger

Luma chequen compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cheken North American Badger
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Myrtales (Myrtales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Myrtaceae Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus Luma Taxidea
Species Luma chequen Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cheken North American Badger
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

North American Badger

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.

North American Badger

No description available.

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