Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Carrington's Scalewort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Radula carringtonii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Carrington's Scalewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Carrington's Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Radulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Radula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Radula carringtonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Carrington's Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Carrington's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Carrington's Scalewort
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.

Carrington's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Carrington's Scalewort

The Carrington's Scalewort (Radula carringtonii) is a species in the genus Radula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.