Ant vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Tetramorium simillimum compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

• Ant is Not Evaluated while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Formicidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Tetramorium	Alkanna
Species	Tetramorium simillimum	Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu), and South America (Venezuela).

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Ant

The Ant (Tetramorium simillimum) is a species in the genus Tetramorium. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.