Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tumbes Sparrow

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rhynchospiza stolzmanni

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tumbes Sparrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tumbes Sparrow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Passerellidae
Genus	Alkanna	Rhynchospiza
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rhynchospiza stolzmanni

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tumbes Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tumbes Sparrow
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.

Tumbes Sparrow

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

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.