Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Large Bear Hoverfly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Criorhina ranunculi

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Large Bear Hoverfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Large Bear Hoverfly
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Boraginaceae Syrphidae
Genus Alkanna Criorhina
Species Alkanna maleolens Criorhina ranunculi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Bear Hoverfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Large Bear Hoverfly
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.

Large Bear Hoverfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Large Bear Hoverfly

No description available.

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