Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cosmopolitan Springtail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Entomobrya nivalis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cosmopolitan Springtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cosmopolitan Springtail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Collembola (springtail)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)
Family	Boraginaceae	Entomobryidae
Genus	Alkanna	Entomobrya
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Entomobrya nivalis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cosmopolitan Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cosmopolitan Springtail
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.

Cosmopolitan Springtail

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.