Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Western midget

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phyllonorycter muelleriella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Western midget

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western midget
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 midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Russia.

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.