Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Minute bladder bug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Loricula pselaphiformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Minute bladder 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 pselaphiformis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Minute bladder bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Minute bladder 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.

Minute bladder bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.