Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Northern Bettong

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Boraginaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Alkanna	Bettongia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

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.