Bad-smelling Alkanet vs House Groundling

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bryotropha domestica

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while House Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	House Groundling
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	Bryotropha
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bryotropha domestica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

House Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	House Groundling
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.

House Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal.

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.