Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cricket-Bat Willow

Alkanna maleolens compared with Salix alba

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cricket-Bat Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cricket-Bat Willow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Salicaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Salix
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Salix alba

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cricket-Bat Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cricket-Bat Willow
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.

Cricket-Bat Willow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Libya), Asia (Yemen), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.