Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rough ray

Alkanna maleolens compared with Raja radula

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Rough ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rough ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Alkanna	Raja
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Raja radula

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rough ray
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.

Rough ray

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.