Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Water Pipit

Alkanna maleolens compared with Anthus spinoletta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Water Pipit
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Motacillidae
Genus	Alkanna	Anthus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Anthus spinoletta

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Water Pipit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Water Pipit
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.

Water Pipit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.