Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Variable Flying Fox

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alkanna	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pteropus hypomelanus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Variable Flying Fox
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.

Variable Flying Fox

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.