Bad-smelling Alkanet vs green bootlace

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lineus viridis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while green bootlace is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	green bootlace
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Nemertea (Nemertea)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pilidiophora (Pilidiophora)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Heteronemertea (Heteronemertea)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lineidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lineus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lineus viridis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

green bootlace

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	green bootlace
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.

green bootlace

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.