Centaury vs Jungle Shrew

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Jungle Shrew
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)	Soricidae
Genus	Psephellus	Suncus
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Jungle 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.

Jungle Shrew

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.