Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Japanese Short-tailed 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	Eptesicus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eptesicus japonensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Japanese Short-tailed 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.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.