Bad-smelling Alkanet vs White-faced Ibis

Alkanna maleolens compared with Plegadis chihi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while White-faced Ibis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White-faced Ibis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Threskiornithidae
Genus	Alkanna	Plegadis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Plegadis chihi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

White-faced Ibis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White-faced Ibis
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-faced Ibis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.