Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Devil's backbone

Alkanna maleolens compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Devil's backbone
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Saxifragales (อันดับอัสดง)
Family	Boraginaceae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Kalanchoe
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Devil's backbone share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Devil's backbone
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.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, 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.