Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Geranium aphid

Alkanna maleolens compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Geranium aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Alkanna	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Geranium aphid
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.

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.