Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Burbage Mining Bee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Andrena lathyri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Boraginales (紫草目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Andrena
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Andrena lathyri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Burbage 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.

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.

Burbage Mining Bee

The Burbage Mining Bee (Andrena lathyri) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.