Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Queen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Danaus gilippus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Queen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alkanna	Danaus (Milkweed Butterflies)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Danaus gilippus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Queen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Queen
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.

Queen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.