Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Eastern Amberwing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Perithemis tenera

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Eastern Amberwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eastern Amberwing
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	Perithemis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Perithemis tenera

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Amberwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eastern Amberwing
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.

Eastern Amberwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.