Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pale Devon Clothes

Alkanna maleolens compared with Nemapogon inconditella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pale Devon Clothes is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pale Devon Clothes
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tineidae
Genus	Alkanna	Nemapogon
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Nemapogon inconditella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pale Devon Clothes

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pale Devon Clothes
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.

Pale Devon Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.