Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rowan midget

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phyllonorycter sorbi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rowan midget
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Alkanna	Phyllonorycter
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phyllonorycter sorbi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rowan midget

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rowan midget
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.

Rowan midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.