Centaury vs Laxmann's Shrew

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Sorex caecutiens

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Laxmann's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Laxmann's 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 caecutiens

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Laxmann's 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.

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Centaury

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