Bad-smelling Alkanet vs spurred threadwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spurred threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cephaloziella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cephaloziella elachista

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and spurred threadwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spurred threadwort
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.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.