Bad-smelling Alkanet vs nut fingernailclam

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sphaerium rivicola

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while nut fingernailclam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	nut fingernailclam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sphaeriida (Sphaeriida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sphaeriidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sphaerium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sphaerium rivicola

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

nut fingernailclam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	nut fingernailclam
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.

nut fingernailclam

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Ukraine.

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.