Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cuban dogfish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Squalus cubensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cuban dogfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cuban dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Squalidae
Genus	Alkanna	Squalus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Squalus cubensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cuban dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cuban dogfish
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.

Cuban dogfish

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.