Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Privet weevil

Alkanna maleolens compared with Otiorhynchus crataegi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Privet weevil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Privet weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Curculionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Otiorhynchus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Otiorhynchus crataegi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Privet weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Privet weevil
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.

Privet weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Armenia, Turkey) and Europe (24 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.