Bad-smelling Alkanet vs undulate ray

Alkanna maleolens compared with Raja undulata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while undulate ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	undulate ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Alkanna	Raja
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Raja undulata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

undulate ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	undulate ray
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.

undulate ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Belgium. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.