Centaury vs Dsinezumi Shrew

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Crocidura dsinezumi

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Dsinezumi Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Dsinezumi 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 dsinezumi

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Dsinezumi Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Dsinezumi 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.

Dsinezumi Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan.

Centaury

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