Bad-smelling Alkanet vs marsh mealybug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while marsh mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	marsh mealybug
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)	Hemiptera (カメムシ目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Alkanna	Atrococcus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Atrococcus paludinus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	marsh mealybug
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.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.