Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Silk-Button Spangle Gall

Alkanna maleolens compared with Neuroterus numismalis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Silk-Button Spangle Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Silk-Button Spangle Gall
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cynipidae
Genus	Alkanna	Neuroterus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Neuroterus numismalis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Silk-Button Spangle Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Silk-Button Spangle Gall
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.

Silk-Button Spangle Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.