Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spotted Dove

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spilopelia chinensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spotted Dove
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Family	Boraginaceae	Columbidae
Genus	Alkanna	Spilopelia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Spilopelia chinensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spotted Dove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spotted Dove
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.

Spotted Dove

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.