Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser bilby

Alkanna maleolens compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser bilby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Boraginaceae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Alkanna	Macrotis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Macrotis leucura

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser bilby
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.

Lesser bilby

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.