Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pigmy Skipper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Gegenes pumilio

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pigmy Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pigmy 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	Gegenes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Gegenes pumilio

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pigmy 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.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 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.