Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tonkin wingnut

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pterocarya tonkinensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tonkin wingnut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tonkin wingnut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Boraginaceae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Pterocarya
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pterocarya tonkinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tonkin wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tonkin wingnut
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.

Tonkin wingnut

Habitat

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

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.