Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Jumping cholla

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Jumping cholla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jumping cholla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cactaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cylindropuntia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Jumping cholla share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jumping cholla
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.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.