Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spine-fingered Treefrog

Alkanna maleolens compared with Charadrahyla trux

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Spine-fingered Treefrog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spine-fingered Treefrog
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	Charadrahyla
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Charadrahyla trux

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spine-fingered Treefrog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spine-fingered Treefrog
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.

Spine-fingered Treefrog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.