Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cherimoya

Alkanna maleolens compared with Annona cherimola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cherimoya
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Annona
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Annona cherimola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cherimoya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cherimoya
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.

Cherimoya

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Sweden), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Bolivia, 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.

Cherimoya

The Cherimoya (Annona cherimola) is a species in the genus Annona. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.