Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Damara Tern

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sternula balaenarum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Damara Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Damara Tern
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Laridae
Genus	Alkanna	Sternula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sternula balaenarum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Damara Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Damara Tern
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.

Damara Tern

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.