Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Poplar Shoot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Gypsonoma oppressana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Poplar Shoot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Poplar Shoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Gypsonoma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Gypsonoma oppressana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Poplar Shoot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Poplar Shoot
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.

Poplar Shoot

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.