Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pomace fly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Drosophila melanogaster

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pomace fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pomace fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Drosophila
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Drosophila melanogaster

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pomace fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pomace fly
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.

Pomace fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.