Centaury vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Lemming Mountain Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Psephellus	Alticola
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Lemming Mountain Vole

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.