Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Coppery Thorntail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Discosura letitiae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Coppery Thorntail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Coppery Thorntail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Discosura
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Discosura letitiae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Coppery Thorntail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Coppery Thorntail
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.

Coppery Thorntail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.