Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Formosan Serow

Alkanna maleolens compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Boraginaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Alkanna	Capricornis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.