Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sap beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Nitidula carnaria

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sap beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sap beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Alkanna	Nitidula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Nitidula carnaria

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sap beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sap beetle
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.

Sap beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.