Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Horus Swift

Alkanna maleolens compared with Apus horus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Horus Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Horus Swift
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Alkanna	Apus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Apus horus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Horus Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Horus Swift
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.

Horus Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.