Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Heather Weevil

Alkanna maleolens compared with Strophosoma sus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Heather Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Heather Weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Curculionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Strophosoma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Strophosoma sus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Heather Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Heather Weevil
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.

Heather Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

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.