Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Zanzibar Puddle Frog

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phrynobatrachus ungujae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Zanzibar Puddle Frog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Zanzibar Puddle Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phrynobatrachidae
Genus	Alkanna	Phrynobatrachus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phrynobatrachus ungujae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Zanzibar Puddle Frog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Zanzibar Puddle Frog
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.

Zanzibar Puddle Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. 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.