Bad-smelling Alkanet vs robust iris

Alkanna maleolens compared with Iris robusta

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while robust iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	robust iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Boraginaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Iris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Iris robusta

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

robust iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	robust iris
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.

robust iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.