Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Formosan Tube-nosed Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Harpiola isodon

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Formosan Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Formosan Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Harpiola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Harpiola isodon

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Formosan Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Formosan Tube-nosed 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.

Formosan Tube-nosed Bat

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.