Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Perijá’s Stream Frog

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hyloscirtus japreria

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Perijá’s Stream Frog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Perijá’s Stream Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hylidae
Genus	Alkanna	Hyloscirtus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hyloscirtus japreria

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Perijá’s Stream Frog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Perijá’s Stream Frog
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.

Perijá’s Stream Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.