vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Alkanna
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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.