Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Boraginales (Бурачникоцветные)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Boraginaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Alkanna	Nyctinomops
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Broad-eared 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.

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

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.

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

The Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops laticaudatus) is a species in the genus Nyctinomops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.