Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Elm midget

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phyllonorycter tristrigella

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Elm midget is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Elm midget
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Boraginaceae Gracillariidae
Genus Alkanna Phyllonorycter
Species Alkanna maleolens Phyllonorycter tristrigella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Elm midget

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Elm midget
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.

Elm midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Elm midget

No description available.

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