Bad-smelling Alkanet vs pearly heath

Alkanna maleolens compared with Coenonympha arcania

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while pearly heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pearly heath
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	Coenonympha
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Coenonympha arcania

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

pearly heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pearly heath
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.

pearly heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (36 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.