cheken vs Ornate Flying Fox

Luma chequen compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

  • cheken is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cheken Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Myrtales (Myrtales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Myrtaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Luma Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Luma chequen Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

cheken

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cheken Ornate Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

cheken

Habitat

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

Ornate Flying Fox

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.

Ornate Flying Fox

No description available.

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