Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Large Ringlet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erebia euryale

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Large Ringlet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large 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 euryale

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large 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.

Large Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries).

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.