Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Scotch Dwarf

Alkanna maleolens compared with Elachista orstadii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Scotch Dwarf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Scotch Dwarf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Elachistidae
Genus	Alkanna	Elachista
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Elachista orstadii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Scotch Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Scotch Dwarf
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.

Scotch Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.