Bad-smelling Alkanet vs waterbuck

Alkanna maleolens compared with Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while waterbuck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	waterbuck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Boraginaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Alkanna	Kobus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

waterbuck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	waterbuck
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.

waterbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.