Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Emperor

Alkanna maleolens compared with Anax guttatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Emperor
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Alkanna	Anax
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Anax guttatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Emperor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Emperor
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.

Emperor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.