Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pine processionary

Alkanna maleolens compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pine processionary is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pine processionary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Notodontidae
Genus	Alkanna	Thaumetopoea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pine processionary
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.

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and Norway.

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.