Bad-smelling Alkanet vs elliptic trough shell

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spisula elliptica

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while elliptic trough shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	elliptic trough shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Mactridae
Genus	Alkanna	Spisula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Spisula elliptica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

elliptic trough shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	elliptic trough shell
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.

elliptic trough shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.