Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ballena franca

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eubalaena glacialis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ballena franca is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ballena franca
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Boraginaceae	Balaenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Eubalaena
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eubalaena glacialis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ballena franca

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ballena franca
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.

Ballena franca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.