Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Prickled ray

Alkanna maleolens compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Prickled ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prickled ray
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	Malacoraja
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prickled ray
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.

Prickled ray

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.