Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Wall iris

Alkanna maleolens compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wall iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Boraginaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Iris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Iris tectorum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wall iris
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.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, 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.