Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cork Tree

Alkanna maleolens compared with Commiphora pyracanthoides

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cork Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cork Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Burseraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Commiphora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Commiphora pyracanthoides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cork Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cork Tree
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.

Cork Tree

Habitat

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

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.