Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Staph Aureus

Alkanna maleolens compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Staph Aureus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Staphylococcales
Family	Boraginaceae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Staphylococcus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Staph Aureus
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.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.