Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Large peach aphid

Alkanna maleolens compared with Myzus varians

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Large peach 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 Myzus
Species Alkanna maleolens Myzus varians

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Large peach aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Large peach 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.

Large peach aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (22 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.

Large peach aphid

No description available.

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