Bad-smelling Alkanet vs bean aphid

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aphis fabae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	bean aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Alkanna	Aphis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Aphis fabae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

bean aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	bean aphid
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.

bean aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

bean aphid

The Bean aphid (Aphis fabae) is a species in the genus Aphis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.