Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pale ray

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bathyraja pallida

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pale ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pale ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Alkanna	Bathyraja
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bathyraja pallida

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pale ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pale ray
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.

Pale ray

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.