Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Eastern Stork's-bill

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erodium crinitum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Eastern Stork's-bill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eastern Stork's-bill
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Erodium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erodium crinitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Stork's-bill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eastern Stork's-bill
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 Stork's-bill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and 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.