Bad-smelling Alkanet vs pig tapeworm

Alkanna maleolens compared with Taenia solium

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while pig tapeworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pig tapeworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Boraginaceae	Taeniidae
Genus	Alkanna	Taenia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Taenia solium

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

pig tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pig tapeworm
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.

pig tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.