Bad-smelling Alkanet vs sandy carpet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Perizoma flavofasciata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while sandy carpet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sandy carpet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Geometridae
Genus	Alkanna	Perizoma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Perizoma flavofasciata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

sandy carpet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sandy carpet
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.

sandy carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.