Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tunicate

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ascidia zara

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tunicate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Boraginaceae	Ascidiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ascidia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ascidia zara

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tunicate
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.

Tunicate

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico and United States.

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.