Centaury vs Chinese Mole Shrew

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Anourosorex squamipes

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Chinese Mole 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	Psephellus	Anourosorex
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Anourosorex squamipes

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Chinese Mole 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.

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

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

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.