Bad-smelling Alkanet vs New Guinea Bronzewing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Henicophaps albifrons

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while New Guinea Bronzewing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	New Guinea Bronzewing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Family	Boraginaceae	Columbidae
Genus	Alkanna	Henicophaps
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Henicophaps albifrons

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

New Guinea Bronzewing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	New Guinea Bronzewing
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.

New Guinea Bronzewing

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.