Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mudworm

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mudworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mudworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Aporrectodea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Aporrectodea limicola

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mudworm
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.

Mudworm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, 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.