Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Currant Borer

Alkanna maleolens compared with Synanthedon tipuliformis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Currant Borer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Currant Borer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sesiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Synanthedon
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Synanthedon tipuliformis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Currant Borer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Currant Borer
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.

Currant Borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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