Bad-smelling Alkanet vs ivy aphid

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aphis hederae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while ivy aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	ivy aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Alkanna	Aphis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Aphis hederae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

ivy aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	ivy aphid
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.

ivy aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.