Centaury vs Malayan porcupine

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Malayan porcupine
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)	Hystricidae
Genus	Psephellus	Hystrix
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Centaury

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