Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Large rove beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Quedius cinctus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Large rove beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large rove beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Alkanna	Quedius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Quedius cinctus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Large rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large rove 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 rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.