Centaury vs Kinabalu Squirrel

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Callosciurus baluensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Kinabalu 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	Callosciurus
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Callosciurus baluensis

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Kinabalu Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Kinabalu 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.

Kinabalu 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.