Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Millipede

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cylindroiulus latestriatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Millipede
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Julida (Julida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Julidae
Genus	Alkanna	Cylindroiulus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cylindroiulus latestriatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Millipede
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.

Millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.