Centaury vs Dwarf Hutia

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Dwarf Hutia
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)	Capromyidae
Genus	Psephellus	Mesocapromys
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Mesocapromys nanus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Dwarf Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Dwarf Hutia

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.