Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Black Firefly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lucidota atra

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Black Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Alkanna	Lucidota
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lucidota atra

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black Firefly
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.

Black Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.

Black Firefly

The Black Firefly (Lucidota atra) is a species in the genus Lucidota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.