Bad-smelling Alkanet vs chalk carpet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Scotopteryx bipunctaria

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while chalk carpet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	chalk carpet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Geometridae
Genus	Alkanna	Scotopteryx
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Scotopteryx bipunctaria

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

chalk carpet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	chalk carpet
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.

chalk carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.

chalk carpet

The Chalk carpet (Scotopteryx bipunctaria) is a species in the genus Scotopteryx. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.