Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Juniper Disco

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pithya cupressina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Juniper Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Pithya
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pithya cupressina

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Juniper Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Juniper Disco
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.

Juniper Disco

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.