Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Siamese Fireback

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lophura diardi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Siamese Fireback is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Siamese Fireback
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phasianidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lophura
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lophura diardi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Siamese Fireback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Siamese Fireback
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.

Siamese Fireback

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.