Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Caucasian Wingnut

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Caucasian Wingnut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Caucasian Wingnut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Boraginaceae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Pterocarya
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Caucasian Wingnut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Caucasian Wingnut
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.

Caucasian Wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 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.

Caucasian Wingnut

The Caucasian Wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.