Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spotted Shag

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phalacrocorax punctatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spotted Shag
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Alkanna	Phalacrocorax
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phalacrocorax punctatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spotted Shag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spotted Shag
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 Shag

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.