Centaury vs Greater fairy armadillo

Psephellus taochius compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Endangered while Greater fairy armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Greater fairy armadillo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dasypodidae
Genus	Psephellus	Calyptophractus
Species	Psephellus taochius	Calyptophractus retusus

Conservation Status

Centaury

EN — Endangered

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Greater fairy armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Greater fairy armadillo

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.