Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Orange-breasted Falcon

Alkanna maleolens compared with Falco deiroleucus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Orange-breasted Falcon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Orange-breasted Falcon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Falconidae
Genus	Alkanna	Falco
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Falco deiroleucus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange-breasted Falcon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Orange-breasted Falcon
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.

Orange-breasted Falcon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Orange-breasted Falcon

Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.