Bad-smelling Alkanet vs puma

Alkanna maleolens compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Boraginaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Alkanna	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	puma
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.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and 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.