Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hudsonian Whiteface

Alkanna maleolens compared with Leucorrhinia hudsonica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hudsonian Whiteface
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	Leucorrhinia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Leucorrhinia hudsonica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hudsonian Whiteface

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hudsonian Whiteface
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.

Hudsonian Whiteface

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.