Bad-smelling Alkanet vs dogfish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Scyliorhinus canicula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Boraginaceae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Alkanna	Scyliorhinus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Scyliorhinus canicula

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	dogfish
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.

dogfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.