Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sturnira giannae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sturnira
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered 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.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.