Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Blue-striped Spreadwing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lestes tenuatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Blue-striped Spreadwing
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Boraginaceae Lestidae
Genus Alkanna Lestes
Species Alkanna maleolens Lestes tenuatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Blue-striped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Blue-striped Spreadwing
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-striped Spreadwing

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.

Blue-striped Spreadwing

The Blue-striped Spreadwing (Lestes tenuatus) is a species in the genus Lestes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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