Centaury vs Eastern Mole

Psephellus taochius compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Psephellus	Scalopus
Species	Psephellus taochius	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Centaury

EN — Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

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