Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Malachite Beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Malachius bipustulatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Malachite Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Malachite Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Melyridae
Genus	Alkanna	Malachius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Malachius bipustulatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Malachite Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Malachite 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.

Malachite Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.