Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rust Colored Crab

Alkanna maleolens compared with Geothelphusa ferruginea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Rust Colored Crab is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rust Colored Crab
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Boraginaceae	Potamidae
Genus	Alkanna	Geothelphusa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Geothelphusa ferruginea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rust Colored Crab

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rust Colored Crab
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.

Rust Colored Crab

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.