Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Snail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cochlodina bidens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Boraginaceae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Alkanna	Cochlodina
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cochlodina bidens

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Snail
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.

Snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy, Norway, and United States.

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.