Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Small fleck-winged snipefly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rhagio lineola

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Small fleck-winged snipefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small fleck-winged snipefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rhagionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Rhagio
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rhagio lineola

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Small fleck-winged snipefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small fleck-winged snipefly
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.

Small fleck-winged snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.