Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Devil fish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Devil fish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Devil fish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Alkanna	Mobula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Mobula mobular

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil fish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Devil fish
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.

Devil fish

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.