Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Maple Slender

Alkanna maleolens compared with Caloptilia semifascia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Maple Slender is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Maple Slender
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Alkanna	Caloptilia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Caloptilia semifascia

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Maple Slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Maple Slender
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.

Maple Slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.