Centaury vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Psephellus	Amblysomus
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Hottentot Golden 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.

Hottentot Golden 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.