Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Prairie Falcon

Alkanna maleolens compared with Falco mexicanus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Prairie Falcon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prairie Falcon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Falconidae
Genus	Alkanna	Falco
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Falco mexicanus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Prairie Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prairie Falcon
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.

Prairie Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.