Centaury vs Guyanan spiny rat

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Proechimys hoplomyoides

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Guyanan spiny rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Guyanan spiny rat
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)	Echimyidae
Genus	Psephellus	Proechimys
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Proechimys hoplomyoides

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Guyanan spiny rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Guyanan spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Guyanan spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Centaury

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