Bad-smelling Alkanet vs tree slug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lehmannia marginata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while tree slug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	tree slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Boraginaceae	Limacidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lehmannia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lehmannia marginata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

tree slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	tree slug
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.

tree slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Chile).

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.