Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Malayan civet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Boraginaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Alkanna	Viverra
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

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.