Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Alkanna maleolens compared with Chionomesa lactea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sapphire-spangled Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Chionomesa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Chionomesa lactea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sapphire-spangled Emerald
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.

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.