Asian Wild Raspberry vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Rubus ellipticus compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

• Asian Wild Raspberry is Least Concern while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Wild Raspberry	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Boraginaceae
Genus	Rubus	Alkanna
Species	Rubus ellipticus	Alkanna maleolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Wild Raspberry and Bad-smelling Alkanet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Asian Wild Raspberry

LC — Least Concern

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Wild Raspberry	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Wild Raspberry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway), North America (Costa Rica, Jamaica), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Asian Wild Raspberry

The Asian Wild Raspberry (Rubus ellipticus) is a species in the genus Rubus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types. Populations. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway), North America (Costa Rica, Jamaica), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.