Bad-smelling Alkanet vs False Baton Blue

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pseudophilotes abencerragus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while False Baton Blue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Baton 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	Pseudophilotes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pseudophilotes abencerragus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

False Baton Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Baton 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.

False Baton Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.