Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erebia melampus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Mountain 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 melampus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Mountain 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.

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.