arrow worm vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Parasagitta elegans compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow worm	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chaetognatha (arrow worms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Sagittoidea (Sagittoidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Aphragmophora (Aphragmophora)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Sagittidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Parasagitta	Alkanna
Species	Parasagitta elegans	Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

arrow worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

arrow worm

The Arrow worm, Parasagitta elegans, is a species. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.