Bad-smelling Alkanet vs turnip aphid

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while turnip aphid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	turnip aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Alkanna	Lipaphis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

turnip aphid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	turnip aphid
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.

turnip aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Turkey 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.