Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Black-backed jackal

Alkanna maleolens compared with Canis mesomelas

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Black-backed jackal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Black-backed jackal
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family Boraginaceae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Alkanna Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species Alkanna maleolens Canis mesomelas

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Black-backed jackal
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.

Black-backed jackal

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.

Black-backed jackal

The Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) is a species in the genus Canis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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