Centaury vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Macroscelididae
Genus	Psephellus	Rhynchocyon
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Golden-rumped elephant 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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Centaury

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