Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Handley's Nectar 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	Lonchophylla
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Handley's Nectar 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.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.