Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Florida wax scale

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Florida 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 floridensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Florida 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.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 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.