Bad-smelling Alkanet vs painted balloon aeolis

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eubranchus tricolor

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while painted balloon aeolis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	painted balloon aeolis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Boraginaceae	Eubranchidae
Genus	Alkanna	Eubranchus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eubranchus tricolor

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

painted balloon aeolis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	painted balloon aeolis
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.

painted balloon aeolis

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.