Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Variable Chafer

Alkanna maleolens compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Variable Chafer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Alkanna	Gnorimus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Gnorimus variabilis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.