Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser devilray

Alkanna maleolens compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser devilray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Alkanna	Mobula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Mobula kuhlii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser devilray
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 devilray

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.