Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spitting spider

Alkanna maleolens compared with Scytodes univittata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Spitting spider is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spitting spider
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Boraginaceae	Scytodidae
Genus	Alkanna	Scytodes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Scytodes univittata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spitting spider

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spitting spider
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.

Spitting spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.