Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mountain Ringlet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erebia epiphron

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Boraginaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Alkanna Erebia
Species Alkanna maleolens Erebia epiphron

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Mountain Ringlet
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 Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 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.

Mountain Ringlet

No description available.

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