Bad-smelling Alkanet vs boring clam

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tridacna crocea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while boring clam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	boring clam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cardiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Tridacna
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tridacna crocea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

boring clam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	boring clam
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.

boring clam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, Taiwan, and Tonga.

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.

boring clam

The Boring Clam (Tridacna crocea) is a species in the genus Tridacna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.