Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Munk's devil ray

Alkanna maleolens compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Munk's devil ray
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Elasmobranchii
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Boraginaceae Myliobatidae
Genus Alkanna Mobula
Species Alkanna maleolens Mobula munkiana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Munk's devil ray
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.

Munk's devil ray

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.

Munk's devil ray

No description available.

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