Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Stone Crayfish

Alkanna maleolens compared with Austropotamobius torrentium

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Stone Crayfish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stone Crayfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Boraginaceae	Astacidae
Genus	Alkanna	Austropotamobius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Austropotamobius torrentium

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Stone Crayfish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stone Crayfish
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.

Stone Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

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.