Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Chalk Furrow Bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lasioglossum fulvicorne

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Chalk Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Chalk Furrow Bee
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 Halictidae
Genus Alkanna Lasioglossum
Species Alkanna maleolens Lasioglossum fulvicorne

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Chalk Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Chalk Furrow Bee
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.

Chalk Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Chalk Furrow Bee

The Chalk Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum fulvicorne) is a species in the genus Lasioglossum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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