Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fir twig scale

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eulecanium sericeum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fir twig scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fir twig 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	Eulecanium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eulecanium sericeum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fir twig scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fir twig 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.

Fir twig scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.