Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Heath Damselbug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Nabis ericetorum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Heath Damselbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Heath Damselbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nabidae
Genus	Alkanna	Nabis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Nabis ericetorum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Heath Damselbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Heath Damselbug
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.

Heath Damselbug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.