Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Striate peaclam

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pisidium punctiferum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Striate peaclam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Striate peaclam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sphaeriida (Sphaeriida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sphaeriidae
Genus	Alkanna	Pisidium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pisidium punctiferum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Striate peaclam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Striate peaclam
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.

Striate peaclam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

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.