Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Iridescent Centurion

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sargus iridatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Iridescent Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Iridescent Centurion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sargus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sargus iridatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Iridescent Centurion
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.

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.