Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Staph beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Acrotona exigua

Key Differences

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

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	Acrotona
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Acrotona exigua

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Staph beetle

NT — Near Threatened

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 Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.