Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Olive Skipper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pyrgus serratulae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Olive Skipper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Olive 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	Pyrgus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pyrgus serratulae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Olive Skipper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Olive 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.

Olive Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (34 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.