vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Arthrobacter citreus 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	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Micrococcaceae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Arthrobacter	Alkanna
Species	Arthrobacter citreus	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.

Arthrobacter citreus is a yellow-pigmented, Gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Micrococcaceae, isolated from soil. Its characteristic rod-to-coccus growth cycle and yellow carotenoid pigmentation are distinguishing features of this soil bacterium.

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.