Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Eastern Sowbread

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cyclamen coum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eastern Sowbread
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Primulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cyclamen
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cyclamen coum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Eastern Sowbread share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eastern Sowbread
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.

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.