Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Downlooker Snipefly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rhagio scolopacea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Downlooker Snipefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Downlooker Snipefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rhagionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Rhagio
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rhagio scolopacea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Downlooker Snipefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Downlooker Snipefly
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.

Downlooker Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.