Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Irish Major

Alkanna maleolens compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Irish Major
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	Oxycera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Oxycera fallenii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Irish Major
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.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.