Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Belamcanda

Alkanna maleolens compared with Iris domestica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Belamcanda
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Boraginaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Iris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Iris domestica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Belamcanda

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Belamcanda
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.

Belamcanda

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Belamcanda

The Belamcanda (Iris domestica) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Iris domestica.