Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gorse Crest

Alkanna maleolens compared with Brachmia blandella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gorse Crest is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gorse Crest
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	Brachmia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Brachmia blandella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gorse Crest

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gorse Crest
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.

Gorse Crest

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.