Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lyles flying fox

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alkanna	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lyles flying fox
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.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.