Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Falcon Toad

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rhinella sternosignata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Falcon Toad is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Falcon Toad
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Boraginaceae	Bufonidae
Genus	Alkanna	Rhinella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rhinella sternosignata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Falcon Toad

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Falcon Toad
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.

Falcon Toad

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.