Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cretan Small Heath

Alkanna maleolens compared with Coenonympha thyrsis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cretan Small Heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cretan Small Heath
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alkanna	Coenonympha
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Coenonympha thyrsis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cretan Small Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cretan Small Heath
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.

Cretan Small Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.