Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Dicksonia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dicksonia utteridgei

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Utteridge's rough tree fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.