Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gulf Chimaera

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hydrolagus alberti

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gulf Chimaera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gulf Chimaera
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Alkanna	Hydrolagus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hydrolagus alberti

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gulf Chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gulf Chimaera
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.

Gulf Chimaera

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.