Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rusty Dot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rusty Dot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Alkanna	Udea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Udea ferrugalis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rusty Dot
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.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 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.