Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mason bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Osmia cornuta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mason 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	Megachilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Osmia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Osmia cornuta

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mason bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mason 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.

Mason bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.