Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sardinian Blue

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pseudophilotes barbagiae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sardinian Blue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sardinian Blue
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Pseudophilotes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pseudophilotes barbagiae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sardinian Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sardinian Blue
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.

Sardinian Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Italy.

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.