Bad-smelling Alkanet vs mantled howler

Alkanna maleolens compared with Alouatta palliata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while mantled howler is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	mantled howler
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Boraginaceae	Atelidae
Genus	Alkanna	Alouatta
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Alouatta palliata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

mantled howler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	mantled howler
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.

mantled howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.