Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser Sand-Plover

Alkanna maleolens compared with Charadrius mongolus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lesser Sand-Plover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Sand-Plover
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Charadriidae
Genus	Alkanna	Charadrius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Charadrius mongolus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Sand-Plover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Sand-Plover
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 Sand-Plover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.