Centaury vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Psephellus	Pipistrellus
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Pipistrellus abramus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Japanese Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Centaury

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