Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dark Grass Blue

Alkanna maleolens compared with Zizeeria karsandra

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dark Grass Blue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dark Grass Blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Zizeeria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Zizeeria karsandra

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dark Grass Blue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dark Grass Blue
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.

Dark Grass Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, and Taiwan.

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.