Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Chinese Water Myotis

Alkanna maleolens compared with Myotis laniger

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Chinese Water Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chinese Water Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Myotis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Myotis laniger

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Water Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chinese Water Myotis
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.

Chinese Water Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Chinese Water Myotis

The Chinese Water Myotis (Myotis laniger) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.