Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Greater Long-tongued Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Choeroniscus periosus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Boraginales (حمحميات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alkanna	Choeroniscus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Choeroniscus periosus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Greater Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.