Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Boraginales (紫草目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Alkanna	Saccopteryx
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Saccopteryx bilineata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Greater Sac-winged 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.

Greater Sac-winged 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.