Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Wardrobe beetle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Attagenus fasciatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Wardrobe beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Wardrobe beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wardrobe 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.

Wardrobe beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.