Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spinner Dolphin

Alkanna maleolens compared with Stenella longirostris

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Spinner Dolphin is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spinner Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Boraginaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Alkanna	Stenella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Stenella longirostris

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spinner Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spinner Dolphin
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.

Spinner Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

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.