Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Small Dog Whelk

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tritia varicosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Small Dog Whelk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small Dog Whelk
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nassariidae
Genus	Alkanna	Tritia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tritia varicosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Dog Whelk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small Dog Whelk
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.

Small Dog Whelk

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and 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.