Bad-smelling Alkanet vs intermediate polypody

Alkanna maleolens compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	intermediate polypody
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Polypodium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Polypodium interjectum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and intermediate polypody share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	intermediate polypody
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 polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.