Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hover fly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cheilosia pagana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hover fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Alkanna	Cheilosia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cheilosia pagana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hover fly
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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.