Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Microphysid bug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Loricula exilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Microphysid 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.

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.