Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ornate Flying Fox

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Boraginales (Бурачникоцветные)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alkanna	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ornate 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.

Ornate 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.