Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Brown Widow

Alkanna maleolens compared with Latrodectus geometricus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Brown Widow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Brown Widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Boraginaceae	Theridiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Latrodectus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Latrodectus geometricus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Brown Widow
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.

Brown Widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).

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.

Brown Widow

The Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus) is a species in the genus Latrodectus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts. Its geographic range includes widely distributed across africa (south africa), asia (japan), europe (7 countries), north america (united states), and south america (colombia, ecuador, peru).