Bad-smelling Alkanet vs False Marbled Skipper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Carcharodus stauderi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while False Marbled Skipper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Marbled Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Carcharodus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Carcharodus stauderi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

False Marbled Skipper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Marbled Skipper
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 Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.