Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Diatom

Alkanna maleolens compared with Thalassiosira baltica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Diatom
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Thalassiosiraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Thalassiosira
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Thalassiosira baltica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Diatom
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.

Diatom

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.