Astarte's Catchfly vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Silene astartes compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Astarte's Catchfly	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Silene	Chaerephon
Species	Silene astartes	Chaerephon johorensis

Conservation Status

Astarte's Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Astarte's Catchfly	Lesser Northern Free-tailed 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.

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

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.