Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Steins cuscus

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phalanger vestitus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Steins cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Steins cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Alkanna	Phalanger
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phalanger vestitus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Steins cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Steins cuscus
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.

Steins cuscus

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.