Centaury vs Chinese Shrew

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Chinese 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	Cirsium	Sorex
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Sorex sinalis

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Chinese 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.

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

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

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.