Bad-smelling Alkanet vs flat periwinkle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Littorina fabalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	flat periwinkle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Boraginaceae	Littorinidae
Genus	Alkanna	Littorina
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Littorina fabalis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

flat periwinkle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	flat periwinkle
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 periwinkle

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.