Centaury vs Chinese White-toothed Shrew

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Crocidura rapax

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Chinese White-toothed Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Chinese White-toothed 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	Crocidura
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Crocidura rapax

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Chinese White-toothed 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 White-toothed 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 White-toothed Shrew

The Chinese White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura rapax) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.