Bad-smelling Alkanet vs dooryard sowbug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Boraginaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Porcellio
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.