Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Chalcidoid wasp

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tetrastichus julis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Chalcidoid 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 Eulophidae
Genus Alkanna Tetrastichus
Species Alkanna maleolens Tetrastichus julis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Chalcidoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Chalcidoid 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.

Chalcidoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Portugal, 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.

Chalcidoid wasp

The Chalcidoid wasp (Tetrastichus julis) is a species in the genus Tetrastichus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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