Centaury vs Little Ground Squirrel

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Little Ground Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psephellus	Spermophilus
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Centaury

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