Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Seabird Bluebottle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Calliphora uralensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Seabird Bluebottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Seabird Bluebottle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Alkanna	Calliphora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Calliphora uralensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Seabird Bluebottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Seabird Bluebottle
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.

Seabird Bluebottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.