Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rusty Crayfish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Faxonius rusticus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Rusty Crayfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rusty Crayfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cambaridae
Genus	Alkanna	Faxonius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Faxonius rusticus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Crayfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rusty Crayfish
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.

Rusty Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

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.