Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Green-Underside Blue

Alkanna maleolens compared with Glaucopsyche alexis

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Green-Underside Blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Green-Underside Blue
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Boraginaceae Lycaenidae
Genus Alkanna Glaucopsyche
Species Alkanna maleolens Glaucopsyche alexis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Green-Underside Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Green-Underside Blue
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.

Green-Underside Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (37 countries). 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.

Green-Underside Blue

No description available.

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