Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dils’ Grayling

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pseudochazara orestes

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dils’ Grayling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dils’ Grayling
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	Pseudochazara
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pseudochazara orestes

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dils’ Grayling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dils’ Grayling
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.

Dils’ Grayling

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Bulgaria and Greece. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.