Bad-smelling Alkanet vs East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tadarida insignis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while East Asian Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	East Asian 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	Tadarida
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tadarida insignis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	East Asian 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.

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

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.