Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Juniper webworm

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dichomeris marginella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Juniper webworm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Juniper webworm
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	Dichomeris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dichomeris marginella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Juniper webworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Juniper webworm
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.

Juniper webworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.