Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gilled lungfish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Protopterus amphibius

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gilled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Protopteridae
Genus	Alkanna	Protopterus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Protopterus amphibius

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gilled lungfish
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.

Gilled lungfish

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.