Bad-smelling Alkanet vs black slug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Milax nigricans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	black slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Boraginaceae	Milacidae
Genus	Alkanna	Milax
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Milax nigricans

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	black slug
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 slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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 slug

The Black slug (Milax nigricans) is a species in the genus Milax. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.