Bad-smelling Alkanet vs ligate snail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Helix ligata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while ligate snail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	ligate snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Boraginaceae	Helicidae
Genus	Alkanna	Helix
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Helix ligata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

ligate snail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	ligate snail
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.

ligate snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Italy.

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.