Bad-smelling Alkanet vs pretty pinion

Alkanna maleolens compared with Perizoma blandiata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while pretty pinion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pretty pinion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Geometridae
Genus	Alkanna	Perizoma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Perizoma blandiata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

pretty pinion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pretty pinion
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.

pretty pinion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.