Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lady beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Harmonia octomaculata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lady beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lady beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Coccinellidae
Genus	Alkanna	Harmonia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Harmonia octomaculata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lady beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lady beetle
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.

Lady beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.