Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cathedral bells

Alkanna maleolens compared with Kalanchoe pinnata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cathedral bells is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cathedral bells
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Kalanchoe
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Kalanchoe pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Cathedral bells share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cathedral bells

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cathedral bells
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.

Cathedral bells

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 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.

Cathedral bells

The Cathedral bells (Kalanchoe pinnata) is a species in the genus Kalanchoe. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.