Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

Alkanna maleolens compared with Edwardsiana plebeja

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cicadellidae
Genus	Alkanna	Edwardsiana
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Edwardsiana plebeja

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade
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.

Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (19 countries), and North America (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.