Bad-smelling Alkanet vs White Sallow Bell

Alkanna maleolens compared with Epinotia subocellana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while White Sallow Bell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White Sallow Bell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Epinotia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Epinotia subocellana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

White Sallow Bell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White Sallow Bell
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.

White Sallow Bell

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.