Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Swallow Nycteoline

Alkanna maleolens compared with Nycteola degenerana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Swallow Nycteoline
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nolidae
Genus	Alkanna	Nycteola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Nycteola degenerana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Swallow Nycteoline

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Swallow Nycteoline
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.

Swallow Nycteoline

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.