Bad-smelling Alkanet vs spotted ray

Alkanna maleolens compared with Raja montagui

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spotted ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Alkanna	Raja
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Raja montagui

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

spotted ray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spotted ray
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 ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.