Bad-smelling Alkanet vs rusty topsnail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Calliostoma conulus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while rusty topsnail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	rusty topsnail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Calliostomatidae
Genus	Alkanna	Calliostoma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Calliostoma conulus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

rusty topsnail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	rusty topsnail
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 topsnail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Turkey) and Europe (5 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.