Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Peropteryx pallidoptera

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pale-winged Dog-like Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pale-winged Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Alkanna	Peropteryx
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Peropteryx pallidoptera

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pale-winged Dog-like 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.

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

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.