Centaury vs Highveld Golden Mole

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Cirsium	Amblysomus
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Highveld Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Highveld Golden Mole

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.