Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Samos Grayling

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hipparchia mersina

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Samos Grayling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Samos Grayling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alkanna	Hipparchia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hipparchia mersina

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Samos Grayling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Samos Grayling
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.

Samos Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.