Bad-smelling Alkanet vs sheet-web spiders

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erigone dentosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while sheet-web spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sheet-web spiders
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Boraginaceae	Linyphiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Erigone
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erigone dentosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

sheet-web spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sheet-web spiders
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.

sheet-web spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, 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.