Bad-smelling Alkanet vs negrohead

Alkanna maleolens compared with Annona purpurea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	negrohead
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Annona
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Annona purpurea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	negrohead
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.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.