Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tufted Clusterfly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Polleniidae
Genus	Alkanna	Pollenia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pollenia pediculata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tufted Clusterfly
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.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.