Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Alkanna	Diclidurus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Ghost 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.

Lesser Ghost 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.