Centaury vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Flat-skulled 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 roboratus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Flat-skulled 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.

Flat-skulled 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.