Bad-smelling Alkanet vs long-armed squid

Alkanna maleolens compared with Chiroteuthis veranii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while long-armed squid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	long-armed squid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Chiroteuthidae
Genus	Alkanna	Chiroteuthis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Chiroteuthis veranii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

long-armed squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	long-armed squid
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.

long-armed squid

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

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.