Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Western Dwarf

Alkanna maleolens compared with Elachista triseriatella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Western Dwarf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western Dwarf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Elachistidae
Genus	Alkanna	Elachista
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Elachista triseriatella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Dwarf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western Dwarf
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.

Western Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.