Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Moth fly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Psychoda alternata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Moth fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Psychodidae
Genus	Alkanna	Psychoda
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Psychoda alternata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Moth fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Moth fly
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.

Moth fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Costa Rica, 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.