Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Forester

Alkanna maleolens compared with Adscita statices

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Forester is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Forester

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Forester
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.

Forester

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.