Bad-smelling Alkanet vs great plains toad

Alkanna maleolens compared with Anaxyrus cognatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while great plains toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	great plains 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	Anaxyrus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Anaxyrus cognatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

great plains toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	great plains 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.

great plains toad

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.