Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Least Auklet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aethia pusilla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Least Auklet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Alcidae
Genus	Alkanna	Aethia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Aethia pusilla

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Least Auklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Least Auklet
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.

Least Auklet

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.