Bad-smelling Alkanet vs sitatunga

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tragelaphus spekii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sitatunga
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Boraginaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Alkanna	Tragelaphus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tragelaphus spekii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

sitatunga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sitatunga
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.

sitatunga

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.