Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lobed Threadwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cephaloziella integerrima

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lobed Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lobed Threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cephaloziella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cephaloziella integerrima

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Lobed Threadwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lobed Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lobed Threadwort
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.

Lobed Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.