Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Heer Wolf Spider

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hogna heeri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Heer Wolf Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Heer Wolf Spider
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lycosidae
Genus	Alkanna	Hogna
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hogna heeri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Heer Wolf Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Heer Wolf Spider
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.

Heer Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.