Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pacific Parrotlet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Forpus coelestis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pacific Parrotlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Boraginaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Alkanna	Forpus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Forpus coelestis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Parrotlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pacific Parrotlet
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 Parrotlet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Peru.

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.