Centaury vs European Mole

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	European Mole
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)	Talpidae
Genus	Psephellus	Talpa
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Centaury

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