Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pacific Cacique

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cacicus pacificus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pacific Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pacific Cacique
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Icteridae
Genus	Alkanna	Cacicus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cacicus pacificus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pacific Cacique
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.

Pacific Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.