Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Neglected Cave-cricket

Alkanna maleolens compared with Troglophilus neglectus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Neglected Cave-cricket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Neglected Cave-cricket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rhaphidophoridae
Genus	Alkanna	Troglophilus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Troglophilus neglectus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Neglected Cave-cricket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Neglected Cave-cricket
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.

Neglected Cave-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.