Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cynomops milleri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Miller's Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Alkanna	Cynomops
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cynomops milleri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Miller's Dog-faced 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.

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.