Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Black-winged Dragonlet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erythrodiplax funerea

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Black-winged Dragonlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Black-winged Dragonlet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Boraginaceae Libellulidae
Genus Alkanna Erythrodiplax
Species Alkanna maleolens Erythrodiplax funerea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-winged Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Black-winged Dragonlet
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.

Black-winged Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Black-winged Dragonlet

The Black-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax funerea) is a species in the genus Erythrodiplax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.

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