Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Window Gnat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Window Gnat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sylvicola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sylvicola fenestralis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.