Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Potto

Alkanna maleolens compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Alkanna	Perodicticus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Potto
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.

Potto

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.