Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spider beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Gibbium psylloides

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Spider beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spider beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spider 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.

Spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (32 countries), and North America (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.