Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dot-Winged Mantis

Alkanna maleolens compared with Iris polystictica

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dot-Winged Mantis is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dot-Winged Mantis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Boraginaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Iris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Iris polystictica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dot-Winged Mantis

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dot-Winged Mantis
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.

Dot-Winged Mantis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.