Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mountain Argus

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aricia montensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mountain Argus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Aricia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Aricia montensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mountain Argus
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.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

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.