Bad-smelling Alkanet vs bay barnacle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Amphibalanus improvisus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while bay barnacle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	bay barnacle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sessilia (Sessilia)
Family	Boraginaceae	Balanidae
Genus	Alkanna	Amphibalanus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Amphibalanus improvisus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

bay barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	bay barnacle
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.

bay barnacle

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (8 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, 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.

bay barnacle

The Bay barnacle (Amphibalanus improvisus) is a species in the genus Amphibalanus. Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its range includes Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, and Brazil.