Bad-smelling Alkanet vs river moss

Alkanna maleolens compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	river moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Fontinalis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Fontinalis hypnoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and river moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	river moss
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.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.