Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Faded Pincertail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Alkanna	Onychogomphus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Onychogomphus costae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

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.