Bad-smelling Alkanet vs spectacle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Abrostola tripartita

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spectacle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Alkanna	Abrostola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Abrostola tripartita

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

spectacle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spectacle
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.

spectacle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.