Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pine Woods Salamander

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ambystoma silvense

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pine Woods Salamander is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pine Woods Salamander
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ambystomatidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ambystoma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ambystoma silvense

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pine Woods Salamander

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pine Woods Salamander
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.

Pine Woods Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

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.