Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Braconid wasp

Alkanna maleolens compared with Meteorus pulchricornis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Braconid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Braconid wasp
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	Braconidae
Genus	Alkanna	Meteorus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Meteorus pulchricornis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Braconid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Braconid wasp
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.

Braconid wasp

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.

Braconid wasp

The Braconid wasp (Meteorus pulchricornis) is a species in the genus Meteorus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It is found in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and United States.