Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Window Acraea

Alkanna maleolens compared with Acraea aglaonice

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Window Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Window Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alkanna	Acraea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Acraea aglaonice

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Window Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Window Acraea
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.

Window Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.