Bad-smelling Alkanet vs pinto peanut

Alkanna maleolens compared with Arachis pintoi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while pinto peanut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pinto peanut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Arachis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Arachis pintoi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

pinto peanut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pinto peanut
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.

pinto peanut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Costa Rica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.