Bad-smelling Alkanet vs small scabious

Alkanna maleolens compared with Scabiosa columbaria

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while small scabious is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small scabious
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Scabiosa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Scabiosa columbaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

small scabious

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small scabious
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 scabious

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.