Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Puss Moth

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cerura vinula

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Puss Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Puss Moth
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	Cerura
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cerura vinula

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Puss Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Puss Moth
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.

Puss Moth

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.