Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erythemis peruviana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Flame-tailed Pondhawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flame-tailed Pondhawk
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	Erythemis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erythemis peruviana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flame-tailed Pondhawk
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.

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

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.