Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Saltmarsh Plume

Alkanna maleolens compared with Agdistis bennetii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Saltmarsh Plume is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Saltmarsh Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Alkanna	Agdistis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Agdistis bennetii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Saltmarsh Plume

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Saltmarsh Plume
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.

Saltmarsh Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 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.