Centaury vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Daurian Ground Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cirsium	Spermophilus
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Spermophilus dauricus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Daurian Ground Squirrel

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.