Bad-smelling Alkanet vs smooth coil

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lucilla scintilla

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while smooth coil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	smooth coil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Boraginaceae	Helicodiscidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lucilla
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lucilla scintilla

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

smooth coil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	smooth coil
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.

smooth coil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (6 countries).

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.