Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mottled Purple

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eriocrania sparrmannella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mottled Purple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mottled Purple
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Eriocraniidae
Genus	Alkanna	Eriocrania
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eriocrania sparrmannella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mottled Purple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mottled Purple
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.

Mottled Purple

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.