Bad-smelling Alkanet vs shore wainscot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Mythimna litoralis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while shore wainscot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	shore wainscot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Alkanna	Mythimna
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Mythimna litoralis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

shore wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	shore wainscot
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.

shore wainscot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.