Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ichneumonid wasp

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hypsicera curvator

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ichneumonid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ichneumonid wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ichneumonidae
Genus	Alkanna	Hypsicera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hypsicera curvator

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ichneumonid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ichneumonid wasp
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.

Ichneumonid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.