Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Round-headed borer

Alkanna maleolens compared with Saperda candida

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Round-headed borer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Round-headed borer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cerambycidae
Genus	Alkanna	Saperda
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Saperda candida

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Round-headed borer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Round-headed borer
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.

Round-headed borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Germany, 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.