Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Masked bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hylaeus variegatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Masked bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Masked 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	Colletidae
Genus	Alkanna	Hylaeus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hylaeus variegatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Masked bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Masked 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.

Masked bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.