Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Flame Neb

Alkanna maleolens compared with Chrysoesthia drurella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Flame Neb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flame Neb
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Chrysoesthia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Chrysoesthia drurella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Flame Neb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flame Neb
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.

Flame Neb

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.