Centaury vs Palawan Treeshrew

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Cirsium	Tupaia
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Tupaia palawanensis

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Palawan Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Palawan Treeshrew

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.