Bad-smelling Alkanet vs orangeback flying squid

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while orangeback flying squid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	orangeback flying squid
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.

orangeback flying squid

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.