Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lygaeid bug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Nysius thymi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lygaeid bug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Alkanna	Nysius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Nysius thymi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lygaeid bug
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.

Lygaeid bug

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.