Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Marbled stingray

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Marbled stingray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Alkanna	Dasyatis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dasyatis marmorata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Marbled stingray
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 stingray

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.