Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Blue Featherleg

Alkanna maleolens compared with Platycnemis pennipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blue Featherleg
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Alkanna	Platycnemis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Platycnemis pennipes

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Blue Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blue Featherleg
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.

Blue Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Blue Featherleg

A medium-sized damselfly of still and slow-flowing freshwater habitats across Europe and western Asia, blue featherlegs are named for the striking feathery tibia fringe on the males' hind legs, waved during courtship displays. Males display pale blue coloration while females are olive-green. They perch on emergent vegetation and are a good indicator species for water quality in riverine habitats. Populations have declined locally due to water pollution and agricultural intensification.