Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Soft scale

Alkanna maleolens compared with Physokermes piceae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Soft scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Soft scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Alkanna	Physokermes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Physokermes piceae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Soft scale
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.

Soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.