Centaury vs Percival's spiny mouse

Centaurium erythraea compared with Acomys percivali

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centaury Percival's spiny mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Gentianaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Centaurium Acomys
Species Centaurium erythraea Acomys percivali

Conservation Status

Centaury

LC — Least Concern

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centaury Percival's spiny mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

The Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) is a species in the genus Centaurium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Australia', 'Belgium', 'Bolivia', 'Brazil', 'Canada'].

Percival's spiny mouse

No description available.

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