Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Blow fly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lucilia caesar

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Blow fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blow fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Alkanna	Lucilia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lucilia caesar

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Blow fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blow 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.

Blow fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Blow fly

The Blow fly (Lucilia caesar) is a species in the genus Lucilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.