Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Banded stingaree

Alkanna maleolens compared with Urolophus cruciatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Banded stingaree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Banded stingaree
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Urolophidae
Genus	Alkanna	Urolophus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Urolophus cruciatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Banded stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Banded stingaree
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.

Banded stingaree

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.

Banded stingaree

The Banded stingaree (Urolophus cruciatus) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.