Centaury vs Mountain Water Rat

Psephellus taochius compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Centaury is Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Psephellus	Baiyankamys
Species	Psephellus taochius	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Centaury

EN — Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Mountain Water Rat

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.