Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Western Round-eared Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lophostoma occidentale

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Western Round-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western Round-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lophostoma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lophostoma occidentale

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western Round-eared Bat
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.

Western Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.