Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Desertas Wolf Spider

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hogna ingens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Desertas Wolf Spider
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lycosidae
Genus	Alkanna	Hogna
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hogna ingens

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Desertas Wolf Spider

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Desertas Wolf Spider
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.

Desertas Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically 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.