Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Scotonycteris bergmansi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alkanna	Scotonycteris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Scotonycteris bergmansi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bergmans’s Fruit 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.

Bergmans’s Fruit 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.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.