Astarte's Catchfly vs New Guinean Quoll

Silene astartes compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Astarte's Catchfly is Vulnerable while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Astarte's Catchfly	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Silene	Dasyurus
Species	Silene astartes	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Astarte's Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Astarte's Catchfly	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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.