Banded hare-wallaby vs Downy Safflower

Lagostrophus fasciatus compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Banded hare-wallaby is Vulnerable while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded hare-wallaby	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lagostrophus	Carthamus
Species	Lagostrophus fasciatus	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Banded hare-wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded hare-wallaby	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded hare-wallaby

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).

Banded hare-wallaby

The Banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus) is a species in the genus Lagostrophus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.