Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Flat grain beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cryptolestes pusillus

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Flat grain beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Flat grain beetle
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Boraginaceae Laemophloeidae
Genus Alkanna Cryptolestes
Species Alkanna maleolens Cryptolestes pusillus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Flat grain beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Flat grain beetle
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.

Flat grain beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

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.

Flat grain beetle

No description available.

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