Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Grisons Fritillary

Alkanna maleolens compared with Melitaea varia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Grisons Fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Grisons Fritillary
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	Melitaea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Melitaea varia

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Grisons Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Grisons Fritillary
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.

Grisons Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

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.