Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hellbraune Wegschnecke

Alkanna maleolens compared with Arion subfuscus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hellbraune Wegschnecke is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hellbraune Wegschnecke
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Weichtiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Schnecken)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Stylommatophora (Landlungenschnecken)
Family	Boraginaceae	Arionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Arion
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Arion subfuscus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hellbraune Wegschnecke

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hellbraune Wegschnecke
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.

Hellbraune Wegschnecke

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.