Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mango

Alkanna maleolens compared with Mangifera indica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mango
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Mangifera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Mangifera indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Mango share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mango

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mango
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.

Mango

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.