Bad-smelling Alkanet vs

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sphingopyxis chilensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sphingopyxis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sphingopyxis chilensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingopyxis chilensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, originally isolated from environmental samples in Chile. Like other members of the genus, it is characterised by sphingolipid-containing cell membranes. Its conservation status is not evaluated.