Bad-smelling Alkanet vs shallot aphid

Alkanna maleolens compared with Myzus ascalonicus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while shallot aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	shallot aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Alkanna	Myzus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Myzus ascalonicus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

shallot aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	shallot aphid
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.

shallot aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (South Africa) and Europe (27 countries).

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.