Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser guitarfish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Zapteryx brevirostris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser guitarfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Alkanna	Zapteryx
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Zapteryx brevirostris

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser guitarfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser guitarfish
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 guitarfish

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.