Bad-smelling Alkanet vs small-leaf cotoneaster

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cotoneaster microphyllus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while small-leaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small-leaf cotoneaster
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Cotoneaster
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cotoneaster microphyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and small-leaf cotoneaster share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

small-leaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small-leaf cotoneaster
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-leaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.