Bad-smelling Alkanet vs tiny risso snail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rissoa parva

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while tiny risso snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	tiny risso snail
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Gastropoda (腹足綱)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Littorinimorpha (タマキビガイ下目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rissoidae
Genus	Alkanna	Rissoa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rissoa parva

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

tiny risso snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	tiny risso snail
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.

tiny risso snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.