Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser Swamp Frog

Alkanna maleolens compared with Limnonectes paramacrodon

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lesser Swamp Frog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Swamp Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Alkanna	Limnonectes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Limnonectes paramacrodon

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Swamp Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Swamp Frog
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 Swamp Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.