Bad-smelling Alkanet vs rough top shell

Alkanna maleolens compared with Jujubinus exasperatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while rough top shell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	rough top shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Trochidae
Genus	Alkanna	Jujubinus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Jujubinus exasperatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

rough top shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	rough top shell
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 top shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Turkey) and Europe (7 countries).

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.