Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Small Suncup

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small Suncup
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Aspidonepsis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Aspidonepsis flava

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small Suncup
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 Suncup

Habitat

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

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.