Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sturnira bakeri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sturnira
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sturnira bakeri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Baker's Yellow-shouldered 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.

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bakeri) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.