Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Alkanna maleolens compared with Philander deltae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Boraginaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Alkanna	Philander
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Philander deltae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
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.

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

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.