Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Large Sallow Mining Bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Andrena apicata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Large Sallow Mining Bee is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large Sallow Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Boraginales (지치목)	Hymenoptera (벌목)
Family	Boraginaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Andrena
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Andrena apicata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Sallow Mining Bee

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large Sallow Mining 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.

Large Sallow Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.