Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pied Cormorant

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phalacrocorax varius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pied Cormorant
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Alkanna	Phalacrocorax
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phalacrocorax varius

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pied Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pied Cormorant
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.

Pied Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.