Centaury vs Giant Mole Shrew

Psephellus taochius compared with Anourosorex schmidi

Key Differences

• Centaury is Endangered while Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Giant Mole Shrew
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)	Soricidae
Genus	Psephellus	Anourosorex
Species	Psephellus taochius	Anourosorex schmidi

Conservation Status

Centaury

EN — Endangered

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Giant Mole Shrew

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.