Appendage-bearing Centaury vs Palawan Treeshrew

Psephellus appendicigerus compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Appendage-bearing Centaury is Endangered while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appendage-bearing Centaury	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Psephellus	Tupaia
Species	Psephellus appendicigerus	Tupaia palawanensis

Conservation Status

Appendage-bearing Centaury

EN — Endangered

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appendage-bearing Centaury	Palawan Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appendage-bearing Centaury

Habitat

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

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Appendage-bearing Centaury

The Appendage-bearing Centaury (Psephellus appendicigerus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.