Bad-smelling Alkanet vs wild custard-apple

Alkanna maleolens compared with Annona senegalensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while wild custard-apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	wild custard-apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Annona
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Annona senegalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and wild custard-apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

wild custard-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	wild custard-apple
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.

wild custard-apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Central African Republic, Comoros, Guinea, and Madagascar.

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.