Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Goose Barnacle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lepas anserifera

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Goose Barnacle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Goose Barnacle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pedunculata (Pedunculata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lepadidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lepas
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lepas anserifera

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Goose Barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Goose Barnacle
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.

Goose Barnacle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.