Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spotted Forktail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Enicurus maculatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spotted Forktail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Muscicapidae
Genus	Alkanna	Enicurus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Enicurus maculatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spotted Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spotted Forktail
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 Forktail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.