Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Leightons linsang

Alkanna maleolens compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Leightons linsang
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Boraginaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Alkanna	Poiana
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Poiana leightoni

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Leightons linsang
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.

Leightons linsang

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.