Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cabbage-stem flea beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Psylliodes chrysocephalus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cabbage-stem flea beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cabbage-stem flea beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Alkanna	Psylliodes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Psylliodes chrysocephalus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cabbage-stem flea beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cabbage-stem flea beetle
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.

Cabbage-stem flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Cabbage-stem flea beetle

The Cabbage-stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephalus) is a species in the genus Psylliodes. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.