Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Campylopus moss

Alkanna maleolens compared with Campylopus pilifer

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Campylopus moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Campylopus moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Campylopus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Campylopus pilifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Campylopus moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Campylopus moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Campylopus moss
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.

Campylopus moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Norway, Portugal), North America (United States), 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.

Campylopus moss

The Campylopus moss (Campylopus pilifer) is a species in the genus Campylopus. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.