Astarte's Catchfly vs Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Silene astartes compared with Sturnira erythromos

Key Differences

• Astarte's Catchfly is Vulnerable while Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Astarte's Catchfly	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Silene	Sturnira
Species	Silene astartes	Sturnira erythromos

Conservation Status

Astarte's Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Astarte's Catchfly	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat
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.

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.