Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Keeled slug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tandonia kusceri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Keeled slug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Keeled slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Boraginaceae	Milacidae
Genus	Alkanna	Tandonia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tandonia kusceri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Keeled slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Keeled slug
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.

Keeled slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Greece, Moldova, Ukraine, 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.