Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dusky Dancer

Alkanna maleolens compared with Argia translata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dusky Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dusky Dancer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Argia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Argia translata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dusky Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dusky Dancer
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.

Dusky Dancer

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.