Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Junin Canastero

Alkanna maleolens compared with Asthenes virgata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Junin Canastero is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Junin Canastero
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Furnariidae
Genus	Alkanna	Asthenes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Asthenes virgata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Junin Canastero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Junin Canastero
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.

Junin Canastero

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.