Bad-smelling Alkanet vs persimmon

Alkanna maleolens compared with Diospyros kaki

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	persimmon
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Diospyros
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Diospyros kaki

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and persimmon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	persimmon
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.

persimmon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.