Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dwarf whip ray

Alkanna maleolens compared with Brevitrygon walga

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dwarf whip ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dwarf whip ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Alkanna	Brevitrygon
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Brevitrygon walga

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dwarf whip ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dwarf whip ray
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 whip ray

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.