Bad-smelling Alkanet vs obscure mealybug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pseudococcus viburni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	obscure mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Alkanna	Pseudococcus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pseudococcus viburni

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

obscure mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	obscure mealybug
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.

obscure mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 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.