Bad-smelling Alkanet vs flat-backed millipede

Alkanna maleolens compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while flat-backed millipede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	flat-backed millipede
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Alkanna	Polydesmus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Polydesmus complanatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	flat-backed millipede
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.

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.