Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cypress pug

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eupithecia phoeniceata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cypress pug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cypress pug
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	Eupithecia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eupithecia phoeniceata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cypress pug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cypress pug
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.

Cypress pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.