Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sarcohyla bistincta

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cope’s Streamside Treefrog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hylidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sarcohyla
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sarcohyla bistincta

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog
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.

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

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.