Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Highfin dogfish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Alkanna	Centroscyllium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Centroscyllium excelsum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish

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.