Bad-smelling Alkanet vs

Alkanna maleolens compared with Vibrio cholerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Enterobacterales (Enterobacterales)
Family Boraginaceae Vibrionaceae
Genus Alkanna Vibrio
Species Alkanna maleolens Vibrio cholerae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet
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.

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped, highly motile aquatic bacterium and the causative agent of pandemic cholera disease in humans. It inhabits coastal estuaries, river deltas, and warm marine environments, often associated with plankton, particularly copepods. This facultatively anaerobic bacterium spreads through contaminated water and food, causing severe watery diarrhea with major public health impact.

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