Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Staph beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Staphylinus caesareus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Staph beetle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Staph beetle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Staph 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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.