Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lonicera villosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mountain Fly Honeysuckle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lonicera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lonicera villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
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.

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and 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.