Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dauphin de Fraser

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lagenodelphis hosei

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dauphin de Fraser is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dauphin de Fraser
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Boraginaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Alkanna	Lagenodelphis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lagenodelphis hosei

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dauphin de Fraser

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dauphin de Fraser
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.

Dauphin de Fraser

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.