Centaury vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cirsium	Diclidurus
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.