Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Purple Needletail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Purple Needletail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Alkanna	Hirundapus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hirundapus celebensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Purple Needletail
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.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.