Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Marble Gall

Alkanna maleolens compared with Andricus kollari

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Marble Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Marble Gall
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	Cynipidae
Genus	Alkanna	Andricus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Andricus kollari

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Marble Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Marble Gall
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.

Marble Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.