Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pseudoscorpion

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pseudoscorpion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pseudoscorpiones
Family	Boraginaceae	Chthoniidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ephippiochthonius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pseudoscorpion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pseudoscorpion
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.

Pseudoscorpion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.