Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mexican Jay

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aphelocoma wollweberi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mexican Jay is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mexican Jay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Alkanna	Aphelocoma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Aphelocoma wollweberi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mexican Jay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mexican Jay
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.

Mexican Jay

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.