Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Plant bug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Atractotomus kolenatii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Plant bug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Plant bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Miridae
Genus	Alkanna	Atractotomus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Atractotomus kolenatii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Plant bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Plant bug
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.

Plant bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.