Centaury vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Northern Amazon Red 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 igniventris

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Northern Amazon Red 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.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.