Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Spreading Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Cotoneaster
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Spreading Cotoneaster share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spreading Cotoneaster
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.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.