Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Custard Apple

Alkanna maleolens compared with Annona reticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Custard Apple
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 reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Custard Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Custard Apple
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.

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), 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.