Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ninespot Chimaera

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hydrolagus barbouri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ninespot Chimaera is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ninespot Chimaera
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Alkanna	Hydrolagus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hydrolagus barbouri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ninespot Chimaera

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ninespot Chimaera
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.

Ninespot Chimaera

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.