Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Desert Darter

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sympetrum sinaiticum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Desert Darter is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Desert Darter
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	Sympetrum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sympetrum sinaiticum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Desert Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Desert Darter
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.

Desert Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.