Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Shortfruit stork's bill

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erodium brachycarpum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Shortfruit stork's bill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shortfruit stork's bill
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Erodium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erodium brachycarpum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Shortfruit stork's bill share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Shortfruit stork's bill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shortfruit stork's bill
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.

Shortfruit stork's bill

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.