Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gray-backed Tern

Alkanna maleolens compared with Onychoprion lunatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gray-backed Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gray-backed Tern
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Laridae
Genus	Alkanna	Onychoprion
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Onychoprion lunatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gray-backed Tern
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.

Gray-backed Tern

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.