Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Flea

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pulicidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ctenocephalides
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ctenocephalides canis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flea
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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), 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.