Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Brook Snaketail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ophiogomphus aspersus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Brook Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Brook Snaketail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ophiogomphus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ophiogomphus aspersus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Brook Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Brook Snaketail
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.

Brook Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Brook Snaketail

The Brook Snaketail (Ophiogomphus aspersus) is a species in the genus Ophiogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.