Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lovely Leaf Frog

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phyllomedusa venusta

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lovely Leaf Frog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lovely Leaf 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	Phyllomedusidae
Genus	Alkanna	Phyllomedusa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phyllomedusa venusta

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lovely Leaf Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lovely Leaf 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.

Lovely Leaf Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.