Bad-smelling Alkanet vs dwarf flapwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Jungermannia pumila

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	dwarf flapwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Jungermannia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Jungermannia pumila

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and dwarf flapwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

dwarf flapwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	dwarf flapwort
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.

dwarf flapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.