Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Eastern Forktail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ischnura verticalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eastern Forktail
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	Ischnura
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ischnura verticalis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eastern Forktail
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 Forktail

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.