Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Needle-billed Hermit

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phaethornis philippii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Needle-billed Hermit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Needle-billed Hermit
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Phaethornis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phaethornis philippii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Needle-billed Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Needle-billed Hermit
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.

Needle-billed Hermit

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.