Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Karpathos Grayling

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hipparchia christenseni

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Karpathos Grayling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Karpathos Grayling
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	Hipparchia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hipparchia christenseni

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Karpathos Grayling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Karpathos Grayling
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.

Karpathos Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.