Bad-smelling Alkanet vs pente-de-macaco

Alkanna maleolens compared with Amphilophium crucigerum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while pente-de-macaco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pente-de-macaco
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Amphilophium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Amphilophium crucigerum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and pente-de-macaco share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

pente-de-macaco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pente-de-macaco
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.

pente-de-macaco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

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.