Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sooty Orange Tip

Alkanna maleolens compared with Zegris eupheme

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sooty Orange Tip is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sooty Orange Tip
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pieridae
Genus	Alkanna	Zegris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Zegris eupheme

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sooty Orange Tip

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sooty Orange Tip
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.

Sooty Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Russia, Spain, and Ukraine. 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.