Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Osborn mealybug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Heliococcus osborni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Osborn 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	Heliococcus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Heliococcus osborni

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Osborn mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Osborn 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.

Osborn mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.