Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hide Beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hide Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hide Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Alkanna	Dermestes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dermestes maculatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hide Beetle
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.

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).

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.