Agile antechinus vs Downy Safflower

Antechinus agilis compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Agile antechinus is Least Concern while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile antechinus	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dasyuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Antechinus	Carthamus
Species	Antechinus agilis	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Agile antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile antechinus	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Agile antechinus

The Agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a species in the genus Antechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.