Bad-smelling Alkanet vs small blue

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cupido minimus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while small blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Cupido
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cupido minimus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

small blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small blue
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.

small blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). 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.

small blue

small blue (Cupido minimus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.