Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Newstead scale

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Newstead scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Alkanna	Lepidosaphes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Newstead scale
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.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.