Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Thatch Groundling

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Thatch Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Thatch Groundling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Bryotropha
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bryotropha basaltinella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Thatch Groundling
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.

Thatch Groundling

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.