Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pluto Skate

Alkanna maleolens compared with Fenestraja plutonia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pluto Skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pluto Skate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Alkanna	Fenestraja
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Fenestraja plutonia

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pluto Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pluto Skate
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.

Pluto Skate

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.