Centaury vs Gansu Shrew

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Gansu 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 cansulus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Gansu 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.

Gansu 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.