Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fox Potato

Alkanna maleolens compared with Solanum lignicaule

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fox Potato is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fox Potato
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Solanum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Solanum lignicaule

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Fox Potato share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fox Potato

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fox Potato
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.

Fox Potato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.