Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser Violetear

Alkanna maleolens compared with Colibri cyanotus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Violetear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Colibri
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Colibri cyanotus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Violetear
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 Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.