Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Balkan Emerald

Alkanna maleolens compared with Somatochlora meridionalis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Balkan Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Balkan Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Alkanna	Somatochlora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Somatochlora meridionalis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Balkan Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Balkan Emerald
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.

Balkan Emerald

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.

Balkan Emerald

The Balkan Emerald (Somatochlora meridionalis) is a species in the genus Somatochlora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.