Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dromedary Camel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Boraginaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Alkanna	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

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.