Bad-smelling Alkanet vs parma wallaby

Alkanna maleolens compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	parma wallaby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Boraginaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Alkanna	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Macropus parma

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	parma wallaby
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.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.