Bad-smelling Alkanet vs fig wax scale

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ceroplastes japonicus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while fig wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	fig wax scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ceroplastes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ceroplastes japonicus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

fig wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	fig wax scale
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.

fig wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.