Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cullum's Humble Bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bombus cullumanus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cullum's Humble Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cullum's Humble 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	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Alkanna	Bombus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bombus cullumanus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cullum's Humble Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cullum's Humble 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.

Cullum's Humble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.