Bad-smelling Alkanet vs dwarf lake iris

Alkanna maleolens compared with Iris lacustris

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while dwarf lake iris is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	dwarf lake iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Boraginaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Iris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Iris lacustris

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

dwarf lake iris

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	dwarf lake iris
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 lake iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.