Bad-smelling Alkanet vs white earwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while white earwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	white earwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Diplophyllum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Diplophyllum albicans

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and white earwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	white earwort
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.

white earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.