Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sphecid wasp

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ectemnius cephalotes

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sphecid wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sphecid wasp
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	Crabronidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ectemnius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ectemnius cephalotes

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sphecid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sphecid wasp
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.

Sphecid wasp

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.