Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Clamp-tipped Emerald

Alkanna maleolens compared with Somatochlora tenebrosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Clamp-tipped 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 tenebrosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Clamp-tipped Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Clamp-tipped 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.

Clamp-tipped Emerald

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.

Clamp-tipped Emerald

The Clamp-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora tenebrosa) 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.

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