Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cottonwool Gall

Alkanna maleolens compared with Andricus quercusramuli

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cottonwool Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cottonwool Gall
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	Cynipidae
Genus	Alkanna	Andricus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Andricus quercusramuli

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cottonwool Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cottonwool Gall
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.

Cottonwool Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.