Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Black Clock

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pterostichus madidus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Black Clock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black Clock
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Carabidae
Genus	Alkanna	Pterostichus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pterostichus madidus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Clock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black Clock
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.

Black Clock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.

Black Clock

The Black Clock (Pterostichus madidus) is a species in the genus Pterostichus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.