Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mite

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ornithonyssus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mite
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.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.