Bad-smelling Alkanet vs black-fruit cotoneaster

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cotoneaster laxiflorus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while black-fruit cotoneaster is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	black-fruit cotoneaster
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Cotoneaster
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cotoneaster laxiflorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and black-fruit cotoneaster share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

black-fruit cotoneaster

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	black-fruit cotoneaster
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-fruit cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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-fruit cotoneaster

The Black-Fruit Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster laxiflorus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.