Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rowan slender

Alkanna maleolens compared with Parornix scoticella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rowan slender
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	Parornix
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Parornix scoticella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rowan slender

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rowan slender
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 slender

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.