Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Isopod

Alkanna maleolens compared with Porcellio dilatatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Isopod is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Isopod
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Boraginaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Porcellio
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Porcellio dilatatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Isopod

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Isopod
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.

Isopod

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.