Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bayer's emerald bottle fly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bellardia bayeri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Bayer's emerald bottle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bayer's emerald bottle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Alkanna	Bellardia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bellardia bayeri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bayer's emerald bottle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bayer's emerald bottle fly
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.

Bayer's emerald bottle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Bayer's emerald bottle fly

The Bayer's emerald bottle fly (Bellardia bayeri) is a species in the genus Bellardia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.