Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Flame Bowerbird

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sericulus ardens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flame Bowerbird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sericulus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sericulus ardens

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Flame Bowerbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flame Bowerbird
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.

Flame Bowerbird

Habitat

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

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.