Bad-smelling Alkanet vs small heath

Alkanna maleolens compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while small heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet small heath
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Boraginaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Alkanna Coenonympha
Species Alkanna maleolens Coenonympha pamphilus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet small heath
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 heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

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 heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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