Astarte's Catchfly vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Silene astartes compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Astarte's Catchfly is Vulnerable while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Astarte's Catchfly	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Silene	Notomys
Species	Silene astartes	Notomys mordax

Conservation Status

Astarte's Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Astarte's Catchfly	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Astarte's Catchfly

Habitat

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

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Astarte's Catchfly

The Astarte's Catchfly (Silene astartes) is a species in the genus Silene. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.