Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Centaury

Blarinella wardi compared with Psephellus gracillimus

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Blarinella	Psephellus
Species	Blarinella wardi	Psephellus gracillimus

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

Habitat

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

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus gracillimus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.