Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Grey Pansy

Alkanna maleolens compared with Junonia atlites

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Grey Pansy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Grey Pansy
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alkanna	Junonia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Junonia atlites

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Grey Pansy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Grey Pansy
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.

Grey Pansy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Taiwan.

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.