Centaury vs Guianan Squirrel

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Sciurus aestuans

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Guianan Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Guianan 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Sciurus aestuans

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Guianan 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.

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Centaury

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