Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Crescent Dart

Alkanna maleolens compared with Agrotis trux

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Crescent Dart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Crescent Dart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Alkanna	Agrotis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Agrotis trux

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Crescent Dart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Crescent Dart
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.

Crescent Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, and Portugal.

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.