Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gorgeted Sunangel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Heliangelus strophianus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gorgeted Sunangel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gorgeted Sunangel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Heliangelus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Heliangelus strophianus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gorgeted Sunangel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gorgeted Sunangel
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.

Gorgeted Sunangel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.