Atlantic Stream Crayfish vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Austropotamobius pallipes compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

• Atlantic Stream Crayfish is Endangered while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Stream Crayfish	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Astacidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Austropotamobius	Alkanna
Species	Austropotamobius pallipes	Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

Atlantic Stream Crayfish

EN — Endangered

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Stream Crayfish	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Stream Crayfish

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Ireland and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Atlantic Stream Crayfish

The Atlantic Stream Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is a species in the genus Austropotamobius. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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.