Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Megachile centuncularis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Boraginales (Бурачникоцветные)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family	Boraginaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Megachile
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Megachile centuncularis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter 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.

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.