Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Wood Snipefly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rhagio annulatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Wood Snipefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wood Snipefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rhagionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Rhagio
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rhagio annulatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Wood Snipefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wood Snipefly
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.

Wood Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.