Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Small red slender

Alkanna maleolens compared with Caloptilia rufipennella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Small red slender is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small red slender
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Boraginales (紫草目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Alkanna	Caloptilia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Caloptilia rufipennella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Small red slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small red slender
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 red slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.