Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Black Mining Bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Andrena pilipes

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Black Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Black Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Boraginaceae Andrenidae
Genus Alkanna Andrena
Species Alkanna maleolens Andrena pilipes

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Black Mining Bee
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 Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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 Mining Bee

The Black Mining Bee (Andrena pilipes) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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