Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Plain Parakeet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Brotogeris tirica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Plain Parakeet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Boraginaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Alkanna	Brotogeris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Brotogeris tirica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Plain Parakeet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Plain Parakeet
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.

Plain Parakeet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany and 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.