Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fatmucket

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fatmucket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fatmucket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Unionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lampsilis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.