Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ringed Border

Alkanna maleolens compared with Stegania cararia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ringed Border is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ringed Border
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	Stegania
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Stegania cararia

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ringed Border

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ringed Border
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.

Ringed Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.