Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Puna Teal

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spatula puna

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Puna Teal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Alkanna	Spatula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Spatula puna

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Puna Teal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Puna Teal
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.

Puna Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, and Norway.

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.