Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Long-legged Brown Frog

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rana longicrus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Long-legged Brown Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Long-legged Brown 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	Ranidae
Genus	Alkanna	Rana
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rana longicrus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-legged Brown Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Long-legged Brown 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.

Long-legged Brown Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.