Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Small elm midget

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phyllonorycter schreberella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Small elm midget is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small elm midget
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Alkanna	Phyllonorycter
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phyllonorycter schreberella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Small elm midget

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small elm midget
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 elm midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.