Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Balkan Toadflax

Alkanna maleolens compared with Linaria dalmatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Balkan Toadflax
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fringillidae
Genus	Alkanna	Linaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Linaria dalmatica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Balkan Toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Balkan Toadflax

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Balkan Toadflax

The Balkan Toadflax (Linaria dalmatica) is a species in the genus Linaria. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.