Ashy Furrow Bee vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Lasioglossum sexnotatum compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

• Ashy Furrow Bee is Extinct while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Furrow Bee	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	Halictidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Lasioglossum	Alkanna
Species	Lasioglossum sexnotatum	Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

Ashy Furrow Bee

EX — Extinct

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Furrow Bee	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Ashy Furrow Bee

Ashy furrow bee (Lasioglossum sexnotatum) is a species in the genus Lasioglossum. It is classified as Extinct by the IUCN. 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.