Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Java waterdropwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Oenanthe javanica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Java waterdropwort
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Muscicapidae
Genus	Alkanna	Oenanthe
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Oenanthe javanica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Java waterdropwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Java waterdropwort
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.

Java waterdropwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.