Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Little Black Serotine

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Boraginaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Eptesicus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Little Black 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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.