Bad-smelling Alkanet vs pharaoh ant

Alkanna maleolens compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while pharaoh ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet pharaoh ant
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Boraginaceae Formicidae
Genus Alkanna Monomorium
Species Alkanna maleolens Monomorium pharaonis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet pharaoh ant
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.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

pharaoh ant

No description available.

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