Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Scuttle fly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Alkanna	Megaselia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.