Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pyrenean Oak

Alkanna maleolens compared with Quercus pyrenaica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pyrenean Oak
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Quercus pyrenaica

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Pyrenean Oak share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pyrenean Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pyrenean Oak
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.

Pyrenean Oak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal.

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.