Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Levantine Skipper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Thymelicus hyrax

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Levantine Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Levantine Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Thymelicus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Thymelicus hyrax

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Levantine Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Levantine Skipper
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.

Levantine Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and Russia.

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.