Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mandarin dogfish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mandarin dogfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mandarin dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Squalidae
Genus	Alkanna	Cirrhigaleus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mandarin dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mandarin dogfish
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.

Mandarin dogfish

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.