Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Western Emerald

Alkanna maleolens compared with Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Western Emerald
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Aves (Birds)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family Boraginaceae Trochilidae
Genus Alkanna Chlorostilbon
Species Alkanna maleolens Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Western Emerald
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.

Western Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Western Emerald

No description available.

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