Bad-smelling Alkanet vs bird-chilli

Alkanna maleolens compared with Capsicum frutescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	bird-chilli
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Capsicum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Capsicum frutescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and bird-chilli share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

bird-chilli

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	bird-chilli
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.

bird-chilli

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Croatia), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

bird-chilli

The Bird-chilli (Capsicum frutescens) is a species in the genus Capsicum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.