Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fireworm

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spodoptera eridania

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fireworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fireworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Alkanna	Spodoptera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Spodoptera eridania

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fireworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fireworm
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.

Fireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Dominica).

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.