Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ground bug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Nysius atlantidum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ground bug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ground bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Alkanna	Nysius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Nysius atlantidum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ground bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ground bug
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.

Ground bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.