Centaury vs New Guinean planigale

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Psephellus	Planigale
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

New Guinean planigale

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.