Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ypsiloneule

Alkanna maleolens compared with Agrotis ipsilon

Key Differences

Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ypsiloneule is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ypsiloneule
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Boraginaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Alkanna	Agrotis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Agrotis ipsilon

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ypsiloneule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ypsiloneule
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.

Ypsiloneule

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Ypsiloneule

The Black Cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) is a species in the genus Agrotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the. Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United Stat...