Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Deutzia

Alkanna maleolens compared with Deutzia scabra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Deutzia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Deutzia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Deutzia scabra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Deutzia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Deutzia
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.

Deutzia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.