Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Plain Plume

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hellinsia tephradactyla

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Plain Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Plain Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Alkanna	Hellinsia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hellinsia tephradactyla

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Plain Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Plain Plume
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.

Plain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (27 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.