Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gray-headed Lapwing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Vanellus cinereus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gray-headed Lapwing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gray-headed Lapwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Charadriidae
Genus	Alkanna	Vanellus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Vanellus cinereus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-headed Lapwing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gray-headed Lapwing
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-headed Lapwing

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.