Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Chaerephon jobimena

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Boraginales (ムラサキ目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Boraginaceae Molossidae
Genus Alkanna Chaerephon
Species Alkanna maleolens Chaerephon jobimena

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Black-and-red Free-tailed 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.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

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.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

The Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon jobimena) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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