Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Diminutive Serotine

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boraginaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Eptesicus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Diminutive Serotine
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.

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.