Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hairy Big-eared Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Micronycteris hirsuta

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hairy Big-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hairy Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alkanna	Micronycteris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Micronycteris hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hairy Big-eared 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.

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.