Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Damsel bug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Himacerus major

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Damsel bug is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Damsel bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nabidae
Genus	Alkanna	Himacerus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Himacerus major

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Damsel bug

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Damsel bug
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.

Damsel bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.