Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Black arion

Alkanna maleolens compared with Arion ater

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black arion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Boraginaceae	Arionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Arion
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Arion ater

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Black arion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black arion
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.

Black arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Black arion

The Black arion (Arion ater) is a species in the genus Arion. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.