Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Larche Ringlet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erebia scipio

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Larche Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Larche Ringlet
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	Erebia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erebia scipio

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Larche Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Larche Ringlet
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.

Larche Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Italy.

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.