Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bee Fly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bombylius major

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Bee Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bee Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Alkanna	Bombylius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bombylius major

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bee Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bee 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.

Bee Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Bee Fly

The Bee Fly (Bombylius major) is a species in the genus Bombylius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.