Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Subtropical Lady

Alkanna maleolens compared with Vanessa carye

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Subtropical Lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Subtropical Lady
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	Vanessa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Vanessa carye

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Subtropical Lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Subtropical Lady
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.

Subtropical Lady

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Denmark.

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.