Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lined Forest-Falcon

Alkanna maleolens compared with Micrastur gilvicollis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lined Forest-Falcon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lined Forest-Falcon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Falconidae
Genus	Alkanna	Micrastur
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Micrastur gilvicollis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lined Forest-Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lined Forest-Falcon
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.

Lined Forest-Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.