Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Deepsea skate

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bathyraja richardsoni

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Deepsea skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Deepsea skate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Alkanna	Bathyraja
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bathyraja richardsoni

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Deepsea skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Deepsea skate
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.

Deepsea skate

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.