Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Woundwort Shieldbug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eysarcoris venustissimus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Woundwort Shieldbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Woundwort Shieldbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pentatomidae
Genus	Alkanna	Eysarcoris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eysarcoris venustissimus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Woundwort Shieldbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Woundwort Shieldbug
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.

Woundwort Shieldbug

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.