Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Red spider mite

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tetranychus ludeni

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Red spider mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Red spider mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tetranychidae
Genus	Alkanna	Tetranychus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tetranychus ludeni

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Red spider mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Red spider mite
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.

Red spider mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.