Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gilded Flicker

Alkanna maleolens compared with Colaptes chrysoides

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gilded Flicker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gilded Flicker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Picidae
Genus	Alkanna	Colaptes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Colaptes chrysoides

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gilded Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gilded Flicker
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.

Gilded Flicker

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.