Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Filetail cat shark

Alkanna maleolens compared with Parmaturus xaniurus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Filetail cat shark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Filetail cat shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Boraginaceae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Alkanna	Parmaturus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Parmaturus xaniurus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Filetail cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Filetail cat shark
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.

Filetail cat shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.