Bad-smelling Alkanet vs cotton aphid

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet cotton aphid
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family Boraginaceae Aphididae
Genus Alkanna Aphis
Species Alkanna maleolens Aphis gossypii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet cotton aphid
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.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.

cotton aphid

No description available.

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