Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Marbled Skipper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Carcharodus lavatherae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Marbled Skipper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Marbled 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	Carcharodus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Carcharodus lavatherae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Marbled 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.

Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries). 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.