Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Wasp

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pediobius nigritarsis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Boraginaceae	Eulophidae
Genus	Alkanna	Pediobius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pediobius nigritarsis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wasp
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.

Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, 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.