Bad-smelling Alkanet vs black wattle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Acacia aulacocarpa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	black wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Acacia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Acacia aulacocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and black wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	black wattle
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.

black wattle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Samoa.

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.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia aulacocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Samoa.