Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Forcipate Emerald

Alkanna maleolens compared with Somatochlora forcipata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Forcipate Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Alkanna	Somatochlora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Somatochlora forcipata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Forcipate Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Forcipate Emerald
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.

Forcipate Emerald

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.