Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Large Fruit Bark Beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Scolytus mali

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Large Fruit Bark Beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large Fruit Bark Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Curculionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Scolytus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Scolytus mali

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Fruit Bark Beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large Fruit Bark 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.

Large Fruit Bark Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.