Bad-smelling Alkanet vs fish-poison

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phyllanthus brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while fish-poison is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	fish-poison
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Alkanna	Phyllanthus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phyllanthus brasiliensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

fish-poison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	fish-poison
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.

fish-poison

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.