Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mountain Coati

Alkanna maleolens compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Boraginaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Alkanna	Nasua
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.