Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Small Plume

Alkanna maleolens compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Small Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Alkanna	Oxyptilus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small Plume
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 Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 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.