Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Zipperback

Alkanna maleolens compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Zipperback
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Alkanna	Chrysotoxum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Chrysotoxum elegans

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.