Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fulvous Bell

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eucosma fulvana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fulvous Bell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fulvous Bell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Eucosma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eucosma fulvana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fulvous Bell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fulvous Bell
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.

Fulvous Bell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.