Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Malagasy civet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carnivora (etçiller)
Family	Boraginaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Alkanna	Fossa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

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.