Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hammerhead

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sphyrna corona

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hammerhead
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead Sharks)
Genus	Alkanna	Sphyrna (Hammerhead Sharks)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sphyrna corona

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hammerhead

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hammerhead
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.

Hammerhead

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.