Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lasioglossum malachurum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sharp-collared Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Boraginaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lasioglossum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lasioglossum malachurum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
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.

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Portugal.

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.