Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Large Scabious Mining Bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Andrena hattorfiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Large Scabious Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Boraginaceae Andrenidae
Genus Alkanna Andrena
Species Alkanna maleolens Andrena hattorfiana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Scabious Mining Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Large Scabious Mining Bee
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 Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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 Scabious Mining Bee

No description available.

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