Bad-smelling Alkanet vs scroll coral

Alkanna maleolens compared with Agaricia undata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while scroll coral is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	scroll coral
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Anthozoa
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family	Boraginaceae	Agariciidae
Genus	Alkanna	Agaricia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Agaricia undata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

scroll coral

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	scroll coral
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.

scroll coral

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.