Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Nussatella cone

Alkanna maleolens compared with Conus nussatella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Nussatella cone
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Boraginaceae	Conidae
Genus	Alkanna	Conus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Conus nussatella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Nussatella cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Nussatella cone
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.

Nussatella cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, Norway, and Taiwan.

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.