Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Transparent Burnet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Zygaena purpuralis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Transparent Burnet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Transparent Burnet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Zygaena
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Zygaena purpuralis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Transparent Burnet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Transparent Burnet
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.

Transparent Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.