Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bloomed Furrow Bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lasioglossum albipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Bloomed Furrow 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 Halictidae
Genus Alkanna Lasioglossum
Species Alkanna maleolens Lasioglossum albipes

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bloomed Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Bloomed Furrow 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.

Bloomed Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Bloomed Furrow Bee

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

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