Bad-smelling Alkanet vs New Guinean Quoll

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom Plantae (نباتات) Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور) Chordata (حبليات)
Class Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية) Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order Boraginales (حمحميات) Dasyuromorphia (دصيوريات الشكل)
Family Boraginaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Alkanna Dasyurus
Species Alkanna maleolens Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

New Guinean Quoll

No description available.

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