Bad-smelling Alkanet vs soldier beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cantharis rustica

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while soldier beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	soldier beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cantharidae
Genus	Alkanna	Cantharis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cantharis rustica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

soldier beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	soldier beetle
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.

soldier beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.