Centaury vs Greater Chinese Mole

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Greater Chinese 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	Euroscaptor
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Greater Chinese 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.

Greater Chinese Mole

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.