Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Obscure Drill

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dichrorampha aeratana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Obscure Drill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Obscure Drill
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Dichrorampha
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dichrorampha aeratana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Obscure Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Obscure Drill
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.

Obscure Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.