Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cape Hagfish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Myxine capensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cape Hagfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cape Hagfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Myxinidae
Genus	Alkanna	Myxine
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Myxine capensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cape Hagfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cape Hagfish
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.

Cape Hagfish

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.

Cape Hagfish

The Cape Hagfish (Myxine capensis) is a species in the genus Myxine. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.