Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser Crested Tern

Alkanna maleolens compared with Thalasseus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lesser Crested Tern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Crested Tern
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Laridae
Genus	Alkanna	Thalasseus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Thalasseus bengalensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Crested Tern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Crested Tern
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.

Lesser Crested Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.