Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Weevil

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ceutorhynchus assimilis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Weevil is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Boraginaceae	Curculionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ceutorhynchus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ceutorhynchus assimilis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Weevil

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Weevil
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.

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.