Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Midge

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Dasineura
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dasineura affinis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.