Bad-smelling Alkanet vs large blue

Alkanna maleolens compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	large blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Maculinea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Maculinea arion

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	large blue
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.

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.