Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Splayed Deerfly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Splayed Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tabanidae
Genus	Alkanna	Chrysops
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Chrysops caecutiens

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Splayed Deerfly
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.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.