Bad-smelling Alkanet vs small tortoiseshell

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alkanna	Aglais
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small tortoiseshell
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.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。