Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Noah's arch

Alkanna maleolens compared with Arca noae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Noah's arch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Noah's arch
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Arcida (Arcida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Arcidae
Genus	Alkanna	Arca
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Arca noae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Noah's arch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Noah's arch
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.

Noah's arch

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.