Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Madagascan fruit bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alkanna	Eidolon
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Madagascan fruit 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.

Madagascan fruit bat

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.