Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Plain Swift

Alkanna maleolens compared with Apus unicolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Plain Swift
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Alkanna	Apus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Apus unicolor

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Plain Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Plain Swift
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 Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.