Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pandemis corylana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Pandemis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pandemis corylana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix
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.

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix

The Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis corylana) is a species in the genus Pandemis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.