Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Intermediate bobtail squid

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sepiola intermedia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Intermediate bobtail squid is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Intermediate bobtail squid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sepiolidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sepiola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sepiola intermedia

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Intermediate bobtail squid

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Intermediate bobtail squid
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.

Intermediate bobtail squid

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.