cheken vs Olinguito

Luma chequen compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• cheken is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cheken	Olinguito
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	Bassaricyon
Species	Luma chequen	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cheken	Olinguito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.