Bad-smelling Alkanet vs marbled lungfish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while marbled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	marbled lungfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Protopteridae
Genus	Alkanna	Protopterus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Protopterus aethiopicus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	marbled lungfish
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.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

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.