Centaury vs Ardilla de Nayarit

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Ardilla de Nayarit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Ardilla de Nayarit
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cirsium	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Ardilla de Nayarit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Ardilla de Nayarit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Ardilla de Nayarit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

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