Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Far Eastern Brook Lamprey

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lethenteron reissneri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Far Eastern Brook Lamprey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Far Eastern Brook Lamprey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Petromyzonti (Petromyzonti)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Petromyzontiformes (lamprey)
Family	Boraginaceae	Petromyzontidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lethenteron
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lethenteron reissneri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Far Eastern Brook Lamprey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Far Eastern Brook Lamprey
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.

Far Eastern Brook Lamprey

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.